activate
/ˈæktəˌveɪt/
verb
Common
1.v.put in motion or move to act
“trigger a reaction”
2.v.make active or more active
“activate an old file”
3.v.make more adsorptive
“activate a metal”
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activate and trip share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. activate means “put in motion or move to act”. trip means “a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)”. trip is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈæktəˌveɪt/
1.v.put in motion or move to act
“trigger a reaction”
2.v.make active or more active
“activate an old file”
3.v.make more adsorptive
“activate a metal”
/ˈtɹɪp/
1.n.a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
“he took a trip to the shopping center”
2.n.a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs
“an acid trip”
3.n.an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
“he blamed his slip on the ice”
| activate | trip | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈæktəˌveɪt/ | /ˈtɹɪp/ |
| Said | AK-tuh-vayt | trip |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Letters | 8 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | verb | noun, verb |
| Senses | 5 | 12 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | trip, actuate, trigger | none recorded |
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