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activate

1. verb of person: start device2. verb start device automatically3. verb of device: start4. verb BIOL cause physical response5. verb make credit card etc operational6. verb put (plan) into operation 1 verb of person: start device TRANSITIVEtosaigh verb  c m ucuir ar siúl  c m ucuir air  c m ucas air  c m ucuir i bhfearas  c m ushe activated the alarm bhain sí an t-aláram, chuir sí an t-aláram ag dul 2 verb start device automatically TRANSITIVEtosaigh verb  c m ucuir ar siúl  c m ucuir air  c m ucas air  c m uit was automatically activated casadh air é go huathoibríoch
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3 verb of device: start INTRANSITIVEtosaigh ag obairthe mechanism activates automatically tosaíonn an mheicníocht ag obair go huathoibríoch 4 verb BIOL cause physical response TRANSITIVEgníomhachtaigh verb  c m uit activates the nervous system spreagann sé an néarchóras 5 verb make credit card etc operational TRANSITIVEcuir ag obair  c m ugníomhachtaigh formal verb  c m uto activate your card chun do chárta a chur ag obair 6 verb put (plan) into operation TRANSITIVEgníomhachtaigh verb  c m ucuir i bhfeidhm  c m ufeidhmigh verb  c m uthe emergency plan was activated cuireadh an plean éigeandála i ngníomh, cuireadh an plean éigeandála i bhfeidhm

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