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Today’s pangrams are ACTIVATED, ADDICTIVE, DEACTIVATE, DEACTIVATED, and DEDICATIVE.
ACTIVATED is defined as (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive. It is also defined as (military) set up and placed on active assignment. It is also defined as (of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition. It is also defined as rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive.
ADDICTIVE is defined as causing or characterized by addiction.
DEACTIVATE is defined as make inactive. It is also defined as remove from active military status or reassign.
The word DEACTIVATED has no known definition.
The word DEDICATIVE has no known definition.
ACTIVATE is defined as put in motion or move to act. It is also defined as aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter. It is also defined as make active or more active. It is also defined as make more adsorptive. It is also defined as make (substances) radioactive.
ACTIVE is defined as engaged in or ready for military or naval operations. It is also defined as chemical agent capable of activity. It is also defined as (used of verbs (e.g. `to run’) and participial adjectives (e.g. `running’ in `running water’)) expressing action rather than a state of being. It is also defined as taking part in an activity. It is also defined as in operation. It is also defined as the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb. It is also defined as a person who is a participating member of an organization. It is also defined as characterized by energetic activity. It is also defined as disposed to take action or effectuate change. It is also defined as engaged in full-time work. It is also defined as exerting influence or producing a change or effect. It is also defined as expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:. It is also defined as full of activity or engaged in continuous activity. It is also defined as (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting. It is also defined as (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt. It is also defined as (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions. It is also defined as tending to become more severe or wider in scope.
ADDITIVE is defined as designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree. It is also defined as characterized or produced by addition. It is also defined as something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine.
ADVICE is defined as a proposal for an appropriate course of action.
AVIATE is defined as operate an airplane.
The word AVIATED has no known definition.
AVID is defined as marked by active interest and enthusiasm. It is also defined as (often followed by `for’) ardently or excessively desirous.
The word CAVA has no known definition.
CAVE is defined as hollow out as if making a cave or opening. It is also defined as explore natural caves. It is also defined as a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea.
CAVEAT is defined as a warning against certain acts. It is also defined as (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing.
The word CAVED has no known definition.
CIVET is defined as cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes.
CIVIC is defined as of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals. It is also defined as of or relating or belonging to a city.
DATIVE is defined as the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb.
DECEIVE is defined as be false to; be dishonest with. It is also defined as cause someone to believe an untruth.
The word DECEIVED has no known definition.
DETECTIVE is defined as a police officer who investigates crimes. It is also defined as an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public.
DEVIATE is defined as be at variance with; be out of line with. It is also defined as markedly different from an accepted norm. It is also defined as turn aside; turn away from. It is also defined as a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior. It is also defined as cause to turn away from a previous or expected course.
The word DEVIATED has no known definition.
DEVICE is defined as any clever maneuver. It is also defined as an emblematic design (especially in heraldry). It is also defined as an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose. It is also defined as any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery). It is also defined as something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect.
DIVA is defined as a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star.
DIVE is defined as a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft. It is also defined as a headlong plunge into water. It is also defined as drop steeply. It is also defined as a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall. It is also defined as plunge into water. It is also defined as swim under water.
The word DIVED has no known definition.
DIVIDE is defined as perform a division. It is also defined as act as a barrier between; stand between. It is also defined as separate into parts or portions. It is also defined as force, take, or pull apart. It is also defined as a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems. It is also defined as make a division or separation. It is also defined as come apart. It is also defined as a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility).
DIVIDED is defined as distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose. It is also defined as having a median strip or island between lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions. It is also defined as separated into parts or pieces.
The word DIVVIED has no known definition.
The word EAVE has no known definition.
The word EAVED has no known definition.
EVADE is defined as avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues). It is also defined as escape, either physically or mentally. It is also defined as practice evasion. It is also defined as use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid.
The word EVADED has no known definition.
EVICT is defined as expel from one’s property or force to move out by a legal process. It is also defined as expel or eject without recourse to legal process.
The word EVICTED has no known definition.
The word EVICTEE has no known definition.
IVIED is defined as overgrown with ivy.
TITIVATE is defined as make neat, smart, or trim.
The word TITIVATED has no known definition.
VACATE is defined as leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily. It is also defined as leave behind empty; move out of. It is also defined as cancel officially.
The word VACATED has no known definition.
The word VETTED has no known definition.
VICE is defined as moral weakness. It is also defined as a specific form of evildoing.
The word VIED has no known definition.
VITIATE is defined as corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. It is also defined as make imperfect. It is also defined as take away the legal force of or render ineffective.
VITIATED is defined as impaired by diminution. It is also defined as ruined in character or quality.
VIVACE is defined as (of tempo) very fast and lively.
VIVID is defined as evoking lifelike images within the mind. It is also defined as (of color) having the highest saturation. It is also defined as having strong or striking color. It is also defined as having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience.
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