[
  {
    "word": "activate",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8\u00e6kt\u026a\u02ccve\u026at/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8\u00e6kt\u026a\u02ccve\u026at/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/activate-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1762564",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To render more reactive; excite.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To render a molecule reactive, active, or effective in performing its function.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To render a substance radioactive.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To hasten a chemical reaction, especially by heating.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To remove the limitations of demoware by providing a license; to unlock.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To aerate in order to aid decomposition of organic matter.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To organize or create a military unit or station.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To bring a player back after an injury.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "actuate",
          "enable",
          "get going",
          "set going",
          "set in motion",
          "set off",
          "spur",
          "start",
          "stimulate",
          "trigger",
          "turn on"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "deactivate",
          "inactivate"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/activate"
    ]
  }
]