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act
  1. (intransitive) To do something.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To do (something); to perform.
  3. (intransitive) To perform a theatrical role.
  4. (intransitive) To behave in a certain way.
  5. (copular verb) To convey an appearance of being.
  6. To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.
  7. (on) To have an effect (on).
  8. (transitive) To play (a role).
  9. (transitive) To feign.
  10. (mathematics) To map via a homomorphism to a group of automorphisms (of).
  11. (obsolete, transitive) To move to action; to actuate; to animate.
  12. Synonyms:
  13. Examples:
    1. “You have to act now if you want to take advantage of our generous offer.”
      “Please act professionally during your interview if you want to get the job.”
      “Leonardo would typically be called on to act the part of the protagonist in one of Martin's films.”
deactivate
  1. (ergative) to make something inactive or no longer effective
  2. to prevent the action of a biochemical agent (such as an enzyme)
  3. to remove a person or piece of hardware from active military service
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “Somewhat similar to a car's key fob, home security key fobs include buttons to activate and deactivate the house alarm system.”
      “It is said that certain music will deactivate brain cells, which is the root cause of negative thoughts.”
      “He pressed the switch to deactivate the program, then his weapons faded and he opened the door.”
actuate
  1. (transitive) To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.
  2. (transitive) To incite to action; to motivate.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Levers can incorporate interlocks, requiring the user to actuate a release mechanism before he or she can move the lever.”
      “A person may not be consciously aware of the conditions that actuate his actions.”
      “A better work environment can actuate better communication between employer and employee.”
action
  1. (transitive, management) To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
  2. (transitive, chiefly archaic) To initiate a legal action against someone.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “I will action the instructions you have provided to me as soon as possible.”
      “Rose would action Harvey for what she deemed as unprofessional behavior.”
activate
  1. (transitive) To put into action; to put to work.
  2. (transitive) To turn on (an electrical device).
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “When a perpetrator attempts to access an area protected by this sensor and touches the vibration sensor, it will activate the alarm.”
      “After nearly three hundred years of grenade technology development, and the best way to activate it was still the old-fashioned pin.”
      “Here we will activate your sympathetic nervous system using a famous model pain stimulus: dunking your hand in ice water.”
actionize
actioned
activize
acting
deactivates
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deactivate
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The group charges that irradiation also deactivates the natural digestive enzymes found in raw food, and encourages fats to turn rancid.”
      “The post President deactivates Facebook over 'security reasons' appeared first on Cyprus Mail.”
      “The terms of sale also note that no one will get a refund if Google deactivates a device.”
actionizes
activates
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of activate
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The fire alarm deploys a curtain covering the paintings, and then activates the sprinklers.”
      “The alarm signal activates the receiver, which then plays the warning to everyone in earshot.”
      “This messenger in turn activates a so-called kinase, an enzyme that attaches phosphate groups to other proteins.”
activizes
actuates
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of actuate
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The motive which actuates a peace officer in making a demand is not a relevant consideration when the demand has been acceded to.”
      “A magnet is supported upon the L-shaped trigger arm and actuates the autowinder function within the housing.”
      “The hydraulic lifter actuates one end of the roller finger, while the other end actuates the valve.”
actuateth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of actuate
actions
deactivated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of deactivate
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Post-flight inspection revealed that the deactivated thrust reverser's aft sleeve hook safety wire had failed.”
      “Whatever controls were on, she has deactivated them and reinstalled her own.”
      “A player on the taxi squad can be activated so long as a player from the roster is deactivated.”
actionized
actuatest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of actuate
  2. Examples:
    1. “It is thou that inspirest tyrants with rage against the innocent saints of God, and actuatest their hellish cruelty.”
acts
acteth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of act
activized
activated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of activate
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Before combat, several actions can be queued for each character, to be carried out when activated.”
      “Upon the application of Tc, the TetR repressor molecules are released from the tet operators and transcription is activated.”
      “I activated my small desktop computer and accessed the Official State Dictionary.”
actuated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of actuate
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “He chopped the left throttle to the off position, actuated the left engine fire button, and turned the left engine master switch off.”
      “Within the device, a diaphragm is actuated pneumatically, electrically, or magnetically, and it pumps blood into the aorta or pulmonary artery.”
      “The Saddle is fitted with yoke-mounted roll-screw and nut elevating gear actuated by handwheels on either side of the saddle.”
actest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of act
actedst
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of act
deactivating
  1. present participle of deactivate
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Two of the members of the squad have already bagged the gallantry medal for deactivating a live explosive which was planted in a Police quarters.”
      “In some instances, like when the car is stuck in a snowbank, deactivating these systems can be a blessing.”
      “A guy who's working in the area deactivating the roads pulls up, followed by his coworker on a huge flat-bed truck!”
acted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of act
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The country acted without the sanction of the other nations.”
      “The company acted anticompetitively by forcing its suppliers to agree not to work with any of its rivals.”
      “He acted on reflex, an acerebral reaction to a situation beyond his control.”
actionizing
activating
  1. present participle of activate
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “In the central nervous system, the reticular activating system is a major pathway for communication between the brain and the rest of the body.”
      “It seems all wrong in modern surroundings, though, and I was forever activating the wipers needlessly.”
      “It does this by activating its own cytoplasmic urease, which converts urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia.”
activizing
actuating
  1. present participle of actuate
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “This circuit prevents the operator from actuating the tool except when both hands are on the throttle levers.”
      “The bottom of the actuating rod has a sharp point, which pierces the gas cylinder release valve.”
      “The bypass control cylinders automatically bypassed the hydraulic fluid through the actuating cylinder when hydraulic pressure was lost.”
actioning
  1. present participle of action
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Receipt, investigation and actioning of financial reporting concerns involving Executive Management and Audit.”
      “More than 4,000 associates in nine countries are tasked with actioning and optimizing corporate processes in over 25 languages.”
      “The slide-bolt actioning the minutes strike is located on the flank of this watch's yellow gold case.”
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