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activer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • activate verb To make something start working or become active.
  • bustle noun Busy, energetic activity and movement, especially of a crowd.
  • enable verb To give someone the ability, means, or authority to do something.

Senses

activer is used for these senses in English:

  • activate (transitive) To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.
  • bustle To teem or abound (usually followed by with); to exhibit an energetic and active abundance (of a thing).
  • enable (chiefly, electronics, computing) To activate, to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).

activate — full definition

  1. verb To make something start working or become active.
  2. verb To make a chemical or biological process more reactive or effective.

bustle — full definition

  1. noun Busy, energetic activity and movement, especially of a crowd.
  2. verb To move about quickly and busily, often with a sense of purpose or fuss.

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