action
— Noun
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～ the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action"
action
— Noun
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～ the series of events that form a plot; "his novels always have a lot of action"
action
— Noun
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～ the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field; "the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds"; "gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible"
action
— Noun
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～ a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
actionable
— Adjective
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～ affording grounds for legal action; "slander is an actionable offense"
Actitis
— Noun
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～ a genus of Scolopacidae
actium
— Noun
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～ an ancient town on a promontory in western Greece
Actium
— Noun
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～ the naval battle in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC
Activase
— Noun
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～ a thrombolytic agent (trade name Activase) that causes fibrinolysis at the site of a blood clot; used in treating acute myocardial infarction
activate
— Verb
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～ put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
activate
— Verb
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～ make (substances) radioactive
activate
— Verb
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～ make active or more active; "activate an old file"
activate
— Verb
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～ aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
activate
— Verb
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～ make more adsorptive; "activate a metal"
activated
— Adjective
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～ (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive
activated
— Adjective
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～ rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive
activated
— Adjective
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～ (military) set up and placed on active assignment; "a newly activated unit"
activated
— Adjective
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～ (of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition
activating
— Adjective
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～ causing motion or action or change
activating
— Noun
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～ the activity of causing to have energy and be active