How to Use activate in a Sentence

activate

verb
Definition of activatenext
Synonyms for activatenext
  • Touch the screen to activate the system.
  • The bomb was activated by remote control.
  • The camera is activated by pushing a button.
  • Sunlight activates a chemical reaction in the plant's leaves.
  • The President has activated the reserves.
  • The cultural symbols help activate a ready customer base, though.
    — Harish Pullanoor, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Sign up here to activate the DraftKings Ohio promo code.
    — cleveland, 23 Jan. 2023
  • One of the shooting officers did not activate her bodycam, police said.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Buttons on the side activate the power recline, gently easing you and your baby into a laying-down position with the footrest up.
    — Ingrid Meilan and Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Mars moves into Leo that same day, activating your fifth house of creativity, passion and self-expression.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The Cowboys signed Tristan Vizcaino to the practice squad this week as insurance but didn’t activate him for the game.
    — Josh Dubow, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2023
  • However, the Chiefs will also activate running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire for the game.
    — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Liquids and foams will leave your carpet wet for a few hours after cleaning, while powders don’t create as much moisture (some do require a mist of water to activate the formula, though).
    — Kelley Rebori, Popular Mechanics, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Push you Watch through an opening on the side of the sphere until its screen reaches the center of the glass and the backside makes contact with the charger to activate Nightstand mode.
    — Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The cost crunch is also playing out in TV production, as players activate strategies to produce high quality shows without losing their shirts.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Attackers can then activate new domains intermittently, dropping those that are picked up by threat detection solutions and quickly moving on to the next domain in the same batch.
    — Ed Gibbs, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
  • How to activate this Caesars Ohio promo code offer Activate this offer by following the simple steps below.
    — cleveland, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The kitchen tool can hold 1.7 liters of liquid and is activated with the push of a button.
    — Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Wolff then heads to the race track up to six hours before the starting lights activate.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024
  • The arms move, the head rotates, and a button on the back of the figure activates the ferocious chomp.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The Tigers will activate him before Sunday's game and need to clear a spot on the 26-man roster.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2023
  • At 10 points along the track, songs, phrases, or sounds are activated when the train rolls over them.
    — Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 21 Apr. 2024
  • Aaron Civale is the only veteran starter still activate and he’s been on the IL four times in the last two years.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 29 July 2023
  • But that wouldn’t fly with our Idea House team, who wanted to activate every square inch of the home.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Once the tenth house is activated, Harris will be in the spotlight.
    — Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 24 July 2024
  • The cards had their codes scratched off, meaning that if someone had bought and activated one, the amount would have gone to the account of the suspects.
    — Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Press into the ground to activate shoulder and chest muscles, engage core, and lift knees about 1 inch off the ground.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
  • That, in turn, activates a protein called PAR1, which is located on nerve cells in the skin.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Pair them with a vintage graphic tee and a pair of fresh kicks and simp mode will be activated.
    — Yoora Kim, Seventeen, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Amazon’s Echo Shows have their own special tricks and ways to activate them.
    — Nena Farrell, WIRED, 29 Mar. 2024

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