activate

Example Sentences

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Once again, the medications activated reward and arousal networks rather than attention networks.

From Science Daily

The travelator was equipped with a safety mechanism, but it failed to activate.

From BBC

U.S. forces fighting a long way from home would need to activate them, involving discussions between Washington and Tokyo.

From The Wall Street Journal

The mood you were in at the time of reminiscence left emotional fingerprints on the memory, as neurons activated by your mental environment synced up with those activated by the recollection.

From Los Angeles Times

Nearly three hours later, Kyiv's regional military administration said that air defences had been activated due to the approach of a drone.

From Barron's