Activated
Activated adjective - Rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive.
Broken down is an antonym for activated.
Broken down
Both terms in one sentence
- Superpowers can be loosely broken down into those that are "on" all the time such as Superman's super-strength, and those that need to be activated in some way by the character such as Superman's heat vision.
Source: Hour of Power
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