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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

activated

· IPA /ˈæktəvˌeɪtɪd/
01 adj. treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition; -- of sewage
  1. 1.
    treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition; -- of sewage(Sewage treatment)
  2. 2.
    made reactive or more reactive; -- of e.g. a molecule(Physics)
  3. 3.
    rendered active; -- as e.g. radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive
  4. 4.
    set up and placed on active assignment(Military)
Syn. activated, excitedSyn. -- activated — Syn. -- activated