powers up
Starts the machine
Powers up means to turn on or activate an electronic device or machine, initiating its startup sequence: I powered up my laptop and waited for it to boot.
In video games and informal speech, powering up describes gaining strength or energy: The hero powers up before the final battle.
The opposite is powers down.
Sudden powerful increase
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- escalateIncrease in severity
- heightenIncrease in degree
- intensifyIncrease in degree
strengthen · enhance · elevate · augment · accelerate · magnify · reinforce · fortify
High shoe or startup
- startupNew business enterprise
- initializeSet starting conditions
- activateCause to function
- rebootCycle power intentionally
load · configure · launch · wake · charge · warm-up · connect · synch
Upward push or increase
- invincibilityImmunity to defeat
- superchargeForce extra air in
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- rechargeRestore electrical capacity
respawn · buff · mushroom · shield · checkpoint
Act of making possible
- liberationRelease from constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- agencyPower to act
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
independence · self-determination · emancipation · fortitude · self-reliance · motivation · inspiration · uplift
surge
Sudden powerful increase
intensify · strengthen · enhance · elevate · augment · accelerate · magnify · reinforce · fortify · invigorate
boot
High shoe or startup
- startupNew business enterprise
- initializeSet starting conditions
- activateCause to function
reboot · load · configure · launch · wake · charge · warm-up · connect · synch · resume
boost
Upward push or increase
- invincibilityImmunity to defeat
- superchargeForce extra air in
- bonusReward beyond expectation
enablement
Act of making possible
- liberationRelease from constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- agencyPower to act
confidence · independence · self-determination · emancipation · fortitude · self-reliance · motivation · inspiration · uplift · encouragement
- power-upsboost, buff, extra life, invincibility, 1-up
powers uppowers down
Stops operating completely
shuts off · turns off · shuts down · switches off · deactivates
powers upwinds down
Gradually decreases activity
powers down · runs down · drains · depletes · dies
power, powers, powered, powering, powerful, powerfully, powerless, powerlessness, empower