diff --git a/demos/menu/contextmenu.html b/demos/menu/contextmenu.html
index f54c50d56..1fa4daaeb 100644
--- a/demos/menu/contextmenu.html
+++ b/demos/menu/contextmenu.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 				menu.hide();
 				return false;
 			}
-			menu.menu("deactivate").show().css({top:0, left:0}).position({
+			menu.menu("blur").show().position({
 				my: "left top",
 				at: "right top",
 				of: this
diff --git a/tests/visual/menu/contextmenu.html b/tests/visual/menu/contextmenu.html
index 68fdd5234..03e21fdc3 100644
--- a/tests/visual/menu/contextmenu.html
+++ b/tests/visual/menu/contextmenu.html
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 		}).click(function(event) {
 			// TODO required to prevent the click handler below from handling this event
 			event.stopPropagation();
-			var menu = $("#menu" + this.id).menu("deactivate").show().position({
+			var menu = $("#menu" + this.id).menu("blur").show().position({
 				my: "left top",
 				at: "right top",
 				of: event.pageX > 0 ? event : this
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 					});
 				}
 				if (match.length) {
-					menu.activate(event, match);
+					menu.focus(event, match);
 					if (match.length > 1) {
 						menu.previousFilter = character;
 						menu.filterTimer = setTimeout(function() {
diff --git a/tests/visual/menu/drilldown.html b/tests/visual/menu/drilldown.html
index 65cdf1111..572c1765b 100644
--- a/tests/visual/menu/drilldown.html
+++ b/tests/visual/menu/drilldown.html
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 				var nested = this.activeItem.find(">ul");
 				if (nested.length) {
 					this._open(nested);
-					nested.menu("activate", event, nested.children(":first"))
+					nested.menu("focus", event, nested.children(":first"))
 				}
 			},
 			
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 					});
 				}
 				if (match.length) {
-					menu.activate(event, match);
+					menu.focus(event, match);
 					if (match.length > 1) {
 						menu.previousFilter = character;
 						menu.filterTimer = setTimeout(function() {
diff --git a/tests/visual/menu/flyoutmenu.js b/tests/visual/menu/flyoutmenu.js
index bffecea7f..2599d105b 100644
--- a/tests/visual/menu/flyoutmenu.js
+++ b/tests/visual/menu/flyoutmenu.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ $.widget("ui.flyoutmenu", {
 	activate: function(event, item) {
 		if (item) {
 			item.parent().data("menu").widget().show();
-			item.parent().data("menu").activate(event, item);
+			item.parent().data("menu").focus(event, item);
 		}
 		this.activeItem = item;
 		this.active = item.parent("ul")
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ $.widget("ui.flyoutmenu", {
 	},
 	hide: function() {
 		this.activeItem = this.element.children("li").first();
-		this.element.find("ul").andSelf().menu("deactivate").hide();
+		this.element.find("ul").andSelf().menu("blur").hide();
 	}
 });
 
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js b/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js
index c6c557134..579610405 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ $.widget("ui.menu", {
 				}
 				var target = $( event.target ).closest( ".ui-menu-item" );
 				if ( target.length && target.parent()[0] === self.element[0] ) {
-					self.activate( event, target );
+					self.focus( event, target );
 				}
 			})
 			.bind("mouseout.menu", function( event ) {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ $.widget("ui.menu", {
 				}
 				var target = $( event.target ).closest( ".ui-menu-item" );
 				if ( target.length && target.parent()[0] === self.element[0] ) {
-					self.deactivate( event );
+					self.blur( event );
 				}
 			});
 		this.refresh();
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ $.widget("ui.menu", {
 			.attr( "tabIndex", -1 );
 	},
 
-	activate: function( event, item ) {
+	focus: function( event, item ) {
 		var self = this;
-		this.deactivate();
+		this.blur();
 		if ( this._hasScroll() ) {
 			var borderTop = parseFloat( $.curCSS( this.element[0], "borderTopWidth", true) ) || 0,
 				paddingtop = parseFloat( $.curCSS( this.element[0], "paddingTop", true) ) || 0,
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ $.widget("ui.menu", {
 		this._trigger( "focus", event, { item: item } );
 	},
 
-	deactivate: function(event) {
+	blur: function(event) {
 		if (!this.active) {
 			return;
 		}
@@ -179,21 +179,21 @@ $.widget("ui.menu", {
 
 	_move: function(direction, edge, filter, event) {
 		if ( !this.active ) {
-			this.activate( event, this.element.children(edge)[filter]() );
+			this.focus( event, this.element.children(edge)[filter]() );
 			return;
 		}
 		var next = this.active[ direction + "All" ]( ".ui-menu-item" ).eq( 0 );
 		if ( next.length ) {
-			this.activate( event, next );
+			this.focus( event, next );
 		} else {
-			this.activate( event, this.element.children(edge)[filter]() );
+			this.focus( event, this.element.children(edge)[filter]() );
 		}
 	},
 	
 	nextPage: function( event ) {
 		if ( this._hasScroll() ) {
 			if ( !this.active || this.last() ) {
-				this.activate( event, this.element.children( ".ui-menu-item" ).first() );
+				this.focus( event, this.element.children( ".ui-menu-item" ).first() );
 				return;
 			}
 			var base = this.active.offset().top,
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ $.widget("ui.menu", {
 				return $( this ).offset().top - base - height < 0;
 			});
 
-			this.activate( event, result );
+			this.focus( event, result );
 		} else {
-			this.activate( event, this.element.children( ".ui-menu-item" )
+			this.focus( event, this.element.children( ".ui-menu-item" )
 				[ !this.active || this.last() ? "first" : "last" ]() );
 		}
 	},
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ $.widget("ui.menu", {
 	previousPage: function( event ) {
 		if ( this._hasScroll() ) {
 			if ( !this.active || this.first() ) {
-				this.activate( event, this.element.children( ".ui-menu-item" ).last() );
+				this.focus( event, this.element.children( ".ui-menu-item" ).last() );
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -226,9 +226,9 @@ $.widget("ui.menu", {
 				return $(this).offset().top - base + height > 0;
 			});
 
-			this.activate( event, result );
+			this.focus( event, result );
 		} else {
-			this.activate( event, this.element.children( ".ui-menu-item" )
+			this.focus( event, this.element.children( ".ui-menu-item" )
 				[ !this.active || this.first() ? ":last" : ":first" ]() );
 		}
 	},