Definition of active

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Active (a.) Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy..

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Torpid :: Torpid (a.) Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive.
Abstractive :: Abstractive (a.) Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature.
Chylifactive :: Chylifactive (a.) Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle..
Illecebrous :: Illecebrous (a.) Alluring; attractive; enticing.
Idle :: Idle (superl.) Not called into active service; not turned to appropriate use; unemployed; as, idle hours..
Impregnate :: Impregnate (v. t.) To infuse an active principle into; to render fruitful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue.
Antagonize :: Antagonize (v. t.) To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract.
Congestion :: Congestion (n.) Overfullness of the capillary and other blood vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms); local hyper/mia, active or passive; as, arterial congestion; venous congestion; congestion of the lungs..
Exert :: Exert (v. t.) To put force, ability, or anything of the nature of an active faculty; to put in vigorous action; to bring into active operation; as, to exert the strength of the body, limbs, faculties, or imagination; to exert the mind or the voice..
Draw :: Draw (v. i.) To exert an attractive force; to act as an inducement or enticement.
Adorn :: Adorn (v. t.) To deck or dress with ornaments; to embellish; to set off to advantage; to render pleasing or attractive.
Peart :: Peart (a.) Active; lively; brisk; smart; -- often applied to convalescents; as, she is quite peart to-day..
Deedful :: Deedful (a.) Full of deeds or exploits; active; stirring.
Cessant :: Cessant (a.) Inactive; dorman.
Dead :: Dead (a.) Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight..
Enhance :: Enhance (v. t.) To advance; to augment; to increase; to heighten; to make more costly or attractive; as, to enhance the price of commodities; to enhance beauty or kindness; hence, also, to render more heinous; to aggravate; as, to enhance crime..
Insurrection :: Insurrection (n.) A rising against civil or political authority, or the established government; open and active opposition to the execution of law in a city or state..
Light :: Light (superl.) Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift..
Shipment :: Shipment (n.) The act or process of shipping; as, he was engaged in the shipment of coal for London; an active shipment of wheat from the West..
Potentiate :: Potentiate (v. t.) To render active or potent.
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