activate
verb (used with object)
to make active; cause to function or act.
overactivate
-
a word derived from
activate.
Example Sentences
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They demonstrated the link between autophagy and Iditarod, or Idit, by tweaking the genetic makeup of some flies to overactivate autophagy in their eyes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2023
