activated

ac-ti-vat-ed · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of activate; made active or operative.

  2. 2.

    Called up for active military duty.

  3. 3.

    Made active or functional; in an operational state.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    activated carbon/charcoal — Carbon processed to have increased surface area for absorption.
  • •
    voice-activated — Controlled by speech recognition.
  • •
    heat-activated — Triggered or enabled by temperature.

Related words

Antonyms: deactivated, disabled, stopped
See also: activate, activation, active, deactivated
Synonyms: enabled, initiated, started, triggered

Etymology

From Medieval Latin activatus, past participle of activare ("to make active"), from Latin activus ("active").