Synonyms: activate
Definition: make active or more active
Usage: activate an old file
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: activate
Definition: make (substances) radioactive
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Definition: aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: activate
Definition: make more adsorptive
Usage: activate a metal
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: set off, spark, spark off, activate, actuate, trigger, trigger off, trip, touch off
Definition: put in motion or move to act
Usage: trigger a reaction; actuate the circuits
Similar words: initiate, pioneer
Definition: take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
Usage: This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants