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An activated product or process has been made ready for use or has started working.

Activated usually means that something has been turned on, made operational, or set in motion. For example, if a company's marketing campaign is activated, it means they've officially started running ads and promoting their product. Activated charcoal is another common example - it's ordinary charcoal that has been treated to make it more effective at absorbing things like impurities from water or odors. In a broader sense, if someone's personality or traits are considered "activated," it usually means they're feeling more energetic, motivated, and prepared for action.

How common is "activated"?

Word activated is considered rare in modern English.
It appears most frequently in academic texts and less often in other writings.

Definitions

verb

To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate.
To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.
To render more reactive; excite.
To render a molecule reactive, active, or effective in performing its function.
To render a substance radioactive.
To hasten a chemical reaction, especially by heating.
To remove the limitations of demoware by providing a license; to unlock.
To aerate in order to aid decomposition of organic matter.
To organize or create a military unit or station.
To bring a player back after an injury.