superactivate

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verb

To produce, or to undergo superactivity or superactivation

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

verbsuperactivate (third-person singular simple present superactivates, present participle superactivating, simple past and past participle superactivated)

present singular third person superactivates · participle present superactivating · participle past superactivated · past superactivated

  1. To produce, or to undergo superactivity or superactivation

    Thus, it is conceivable that under limiting O 2 concentrations active IKK will phosphorylate ZNF395 and thus enable ZNF395 to superactivate the expression of the proinflammatory cytokines we have disclosed here.

    2015 July 1, Christine Herwartz et al., “The Transcription Factor ZNF395 Is Required for the Maximal Hypoxic Induction of Proinflammatory Cytokines in U87-MG Cells”, in Mediators of Inflammation, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  9. Proto-Italic*agō
  10. Latinagō
  11. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  12. Latināctīvu
  13. Old Frenchactif
  14. Middle Englishactyf
  15. Englishactive
  16. Englishactivate
  17. Englishsuperactivate

From super- + activate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

supercavitate
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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