transactivation

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noun

The activation of something by another entity that has a spatial relationship with it

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

nountransactivation (plural transactivations)

plural transactivations

  1. The activation of something by another entity that has a spatial relationship with it
  2. biologyThe activation of a gene by the presence of another at a different locus, especially following infection by a virus

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrans-
  8. Englishtrans-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  11. Proto-Italic*agō
  12. Latinagō
  13. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  14. Latināctīvu
  15. Old Frenchactif
  16. Middle Englishactyf
  17. Englishactive
  18. Englishactivate
  19. Englishactivation
  20. Englishtransactivation

From trans- + activation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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