activation

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌæktəˈveɪʃən/ UK /ˌæktɪˈveɪʃn̩/ See IPA manual

Freq #21391

Meanings

1

noun
The act of making something start working or become active.

Activation of the alarm forced the whole building to be evacuated.
2

noun
A marketing event or campaign designed to promote a brand.

The company ran a street activation to turn curious shoppers into buyers.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of making something... activating

Word family

Forms activations

Derived forms activationalactivationistactivationlessalloactivationautoactivationbiactivationbioactivationchemoactivationcoactivationcryoactivationdeactivationheteroactivation

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Phrases (1)

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activation energy
the energy needed to start a physical or chemical process

Noun + noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation ▲ English active Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Eng…

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# activation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌæktəˈveɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌæktɪˈveɪʃn̩/
**Frequency rank:** 21391

## Meanings
1. The act of making something start working or become active.
2. A marketing event or campaign designed to promote a brand.

## Examples
- Activation of the alarm forced the whole building to be evacuated.
- The company ran a street activation to turn curious shoppers into buyers.

## Derived Forms
- activational
- activationist
- activationless
- alloactivation
- autoactivation
- biactivation
- bioactivation
- chemoactivation
- coactivation
- cryoactivation
- deactivation
- heteroactivation

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation ▲ English active Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Eng…

## AI Etymology
activation's etymology is recorded as a historical chain. The historical chain records Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-, Proto-Indo-European *-eti, Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti, Proto-Italic *agō, Latin agō, Proto-Indo-European *-wós, Latin -īvus, Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl., Latin āctīvus, Old, French actif, Middle, English actyf, English active, Proto-Indo-European *-tis, and Proto-Italic *-tjō. Current senses include the act of making something start working or become active and a marketing event or campaign designed to promote a brand. The wider family includes derived forms such as activational, activationist, activationless, alloactivation, and autoactivation.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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