{
    "term": "activate",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "activate",
            "heSheIt": "activates"
        },
        "pastSimple": "activated",
        "pastParticiple": "activated",
        "ingForm": "activating"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make something such as a device or chemical process start working",
            "sensetop": "activate something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The burglar alarm is activated by movement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The gene is activated by a specific protein."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Engineering", "Physics and chemistry"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈæktɪveɪt/",
                "audio": "ac/activate/activate__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈæktɪveɪts/",
                "audio": "ac/activate/activates__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈæktɪveɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "ac/activate/activated__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈæktɪveɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ac/activate/activating__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈæktɪveɪt/",
                "audio": "ac/activate/activate__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈæktɪveɪts/",
                "audio": "ac/activate/activates__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈæktɪveɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "ac/activate/activated__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈæktɪveɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ac/activate/activating__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}