coactivation

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noun

Activation of two or more things together.

OriginEnglish activation ← Middle English actyf ← Old French actif →
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Meanings

nouncoactivation (countable and uncountable, plural coactivations)

plural coactivations

  1. countableuncountableActivation of two or more things together.

    The coactivation of A and B as the literal and figurative senses of the expression constitutes the recognition of its metaphorical nature.

    1987, Ronald W. Langacker, Foundations of Cognitive Grammar, page 169
  2. countableuncountablebiologyA process wherein RNA transcription is increased by a coactivator protein.
  3. countableuncountablemedicineThe activation of one muscle coordinately with another.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  10. Proto-Italic*agō
  11. Latinagō
  12. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  13. Latināctīvu
  14. Old Frenchactif
  15. Middle Englishactyf
  16. Englishactive
  17. Englishactivate
  18. Englishactivation
  19. Englishcoactivation

From co- + activation.

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APA

coactivation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coactivation

MLA

“coactivation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coactivation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coactivation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coactivation.

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