ACTIVATE | • activate v. (Transitive) To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate. • activate v. (Transitive) To put a device, mechanism (Alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to… • activate v. (Transitive, chemistry, physics) To render more reactive; excite. |
AESTIVATE | • aestivate v. Alternative spelling of estivate. • æstivate v. Obsolete spelling of aestivate. • AESTIVATE v. to pass the summer in a state of torpor, also ESTIVATE. |
CAPTIVATE | • captivate v. To attract and hold (someone’s) interest and attention; to charm. • captivate v. (Obsolete) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue. • CAPTIVATE v. to charm, fascinate. |
COCULTIVATE | • cocultivate v. To cultivate along with another organism. • COCULTIVATE v. to cultivate together. |
CULTIVATE | • cultivate v. To grow plants, notably crops. • cultivate v. (Figurative) To nurture; to foster; to tend. • cultivate v. To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting. |
DEACTIVATE | • deactivate v. (Ergative) to make something inactive or no longer effective. • deactivate v. To prevent the action of a biochemical agent (such as an enzyme). • deactivate v. To remove a person or piece of hardware from active military service. |
DEMOTIVATE | • demotivate v. To decrease the motivation of a person or a group. • DEMOTIVATE v. to remove motivation from. |
ESTIVATE | • estivate v. (Intransitive) To go into stasis or torpor in the summer months. • ESTIVATE v. to spend the summer in a torpid state, also AESTIVATE. |
INACTIVATE | • inactivate v. (Transitive) To make inactive. • INACTIVATE v. to make inactive. |
MOTIVATE | • motivate v. (Transitive) To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage. • motivate v. (Transitive) To animate; to propel; to cause to take action. • MOTIVATE v. to inspire to action, also MOTIVE. |
OBJECTIVATE | • objectivate v. (Transitive) To objectify. • OBJECTIVATE v. to render objective. |
RADIOACTIVATE | • radioactivate v. To make something radioactive. • RADIOACTIVATE v. to activate by radio. |
REACTIVATE | • reactivate v. To activate again. • re-activate v. Alternative form of reactivate. • REACTIVATE v. to activate again. |
RECULTIVATE | • recultivate v. To cultivate again; to make productive once again. • RECULTIVATE v. to cultivate again. |
REMOTIVATE | • remotivate v. To motivate again. • REMOTIVATE v. to motivate again. |
TITIVATE | • titivate v. To make small improvements or alterations to (One’s appearance etc.); to add some finishing touches… • TITIVATE v. to spruce up or adorn, also TIDIVATE, TITTIVATE. |
TITTIVATE | • tittivate v. (Rare) Alternative spelling of titivate; to spruce up. • TITTIVATE v. to spruce up or adorn, also TIDIVATE, TITIVATE. |