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   activate

   /ˈaktɪveɪt/

   verb

   • 1. make (something) active or operative: "fumes from cooking are enough to activate the alarm" Similar operateswitch onturn onstartstart offstart upset goingget goingtrigger offtriggertripset in motionactuateinitiateinitializeenergizeanimateOpposite switch off
   • ▪ convert (a substance, molecule, etc.) into a reactive form: "a DNA-repair enzyme that is activated by visible light"

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • V

     4

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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