activates
Sets in motion
Activates means to make something operational or set it in motion.
You activate a device by turning it on, activate a membership by completing registration, or activate muscles by engaging them during exercise.
In biology, a substance activates a gene or enzyme by triggering its function.
The sensor activates the alarm when it detects motion.
To stimulate or excite
- stirMix by circling
- rouseStir to wakefulness
- awakenRouse from slumber
- reviveRestore consciousness or vigor
reanimate · consciousness · alertness · wakefulness · awakening · animation · resurrect · restoration
Starts to happen
- startsInitiates an action
- commencesBegins or initiates
- launchesSends off forcefully
- triggersCauses or activates
inaugurates · establishes · opens · introduces · implements · enacts · institutes · embarks
Incites a reaction
- arousesStirs to wakefulness
- excitesCauses strong enthusiasm
- spursHeel-mounted riding prods
- motivatesSupplies incentive to act
inspires · prompts · incites · kindles · ignites · piques · whets · foments
Circuit-breaking toggle device
- buttonDisc through a hole
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
- sensorInput-detecting device
- catalystAgent enabling change
signal · actuator · release · lever · control · detonator · ignition · tripwire
To fill with energy
- boostUpward push or increase
- rechargeRestore electrical capacity
- revitalizeRestore strength and vitality
- galvanizeStimulate into action
empower · enliven · animate · exhilarate · fortify · rejuvenate · uplift · stimulate
arouse
To stimulate or excite
revive · reanimate · consciousness · alertness · wakefulness · awakening · animation · resurrect · restoration · recovery
begins
Starts to happen
triggers · inaugurates · establishes · opens · introduces · implements · enacts · institutes · embarks · generates
provokes
Incites a reaction
motivates · inspires · prompts · incites · kindles · ignites · piques · whets · foments · elicits
switch
Circuit-breaking toggle device
catalyst · signal · actuator · release · lever · control · detonator · ignition · tripwire · thermostat
invigorate
To fill with energy
- boostUpward push or increase
- rechargeRestore electrical capacity
- revitalizeRestore strength and vitality
galvanize · empower · enliven · animate · exhilarate · fortify · rejuvenate · uplift · stimulate · electrify
- mobilizesrallies, deploys, recruits, musters, assembles
- modifiestransforms, converts, enhances, conjugates, oxidizes
- warm-upsjumping jacks, leg swings, arm circles, hip circles, arm swings
- promptsprompt, prompts, prompting, cue, hint
activatesdeactivates
Switches off functionality
inactivates · disables · turns off · switches off · shuts off
activatesinhibits
Slows or prevents action
suppresses · blocks · represses · deactivates · inactivates
- voice activationOperating devices verbally
- activated charcoalProcessed carbon for absorption
- activation codeString unlocking paid software
- motion activated
- activated carbonPorous charcoal for filtration
- activation energyMinimum energy for transformation
activate, activated, activation, activating, reactivate, activator, activators, activations