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activated

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: AE1 K T AH0 V EY2 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

simple past and past participle of activate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

(military) set up and placed on active assignment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a newly activated unit

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

(of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: excited

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

(of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

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Real reading context

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