activate
verb (used with object), ac·ti·vat·ed, ac·ti·vat·ing.
- to render more reactive; excite: to activate a molecule.
- to induce radioactivity.
- to make (carbon, a catalyst, molecules, etc.) more active.
- to hasten (reactions) by various means, as heating.
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trigger, mobilize, stimulate, move, prompt, propel, energize, motivate, actuate, impel, start, arouse, rouse, stirExamples from the Web for activate
Contemporary Examples of activate
I read a study not long ago that chewing actually does activate your brain.
The manager responded by directing the first teller to call the police and activate the alarm.
Perry will home in on the darkest corners of the Tea Party mind and work relentlessly to activate the demons that lurk there.
Made from a Chinese root, TA-65 helps to activate telomerase, which rebuilds the strands.
We now know that both of the so-called printer bombs employed circuit boards from cellphones to activate the detonators.
Historical Examples of activate
It seemed to activate some hidden response in her, for she glowed with tenderness.
Martians Never DieLucius Daniel
And, remember, if it becomes necessary, I can activate the manacle.
The PlayersEverett B. Cole
Feedback will be to a master control servo that'll activate the heater or cooler.
Question of ComfortLes Collins
The males are few in number and lack the power to activate the disks.
Storm Over WarlockAndre Norton
It could be induced to go into action and to activate the other plasmoids.
LegacyJames H Schmitz