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Synonyms
actuate, crank (up), drive, move, run, set off, spark, start, touch off, trigger, turn on
Antonyms
cut, cut out, deactivate, kill, shut off, turn off
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Carman didn’t activate the emergency beacon on his boat, despite having opportunity to do so. — Dave Altimari, courant.com, "Nathan Carman trial: insurance company lawyer says it was ‘predictable’ that boat would sink after Carman made changes," 13 Aug. 2019 Additionally, the Cardinals have activated tight end Charles Clay (knee) and cornerback Brandon Williams (back) off the physically unable to perform list. — Bob Mcmanaman, azcentral, "Cardinals re-sign Pasoni Tasini, activate Charles Clay and Brandon Williams off PUP list," 11 Aug. 2019 That seems to be true for CTV as well, which has mutations that inactivate genes that slow down growth and other mutations that activate genes that promote growth. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Infectious cancer hasn’t done much over the last 4,000 years," 3 Aug. 2019 To access new areas, players have to draw on walls and that activates lights strung up around the town of Denska. — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, "Preview: Painting happy little trees in ‘Concrete Genie’ reminds me of Bob Ross," 30 July 2019 The review described a system that would activate only in rare situations, when a plane was making a sharp turn at high speeds. — Natalie Kitroeff, New York Times, "The Roots of Boeing’s 737 Max Crisis: A Regulator Relaxes Its Oversight," 27 July 2019 The ring pattern on the trees activates the app and in the viewfinder, the visitor finds the image of the corresponding AR plant. — Lila Thulin, Smithsonian, "This Artist Imagines How Nature Evolves Following an Environmental Apocalypse," 19 July 2019 Yuste has launched experiments in mice that aim to reverse symptoms of schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease by stimulating ensembles of neurons that don't activate as strongly in the diseased mice as healthy ones. — Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, "Laser holograms stimulate brain cells in mice to probe roots of perception and hallucination," 18 July 2019 There are receptors in our cells that activate different pathways in our biology. — Anchorage Daily News, "The science of good bud," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'activate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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