activate

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AFP journalists also confirmed that air defences had been activated over the capital, including in the north.

From Barron's

Nonetheless, the organization’s 80 acres are home to a variety of artist residencies, which use the windswept isolation of the desert to activate dormant ideas.

From Los Angeles Times

Once growth hormone enters the system, it activates the locus coeruleus, a brainstem region that controls alertness, attention, and cognitive function.

From Science Daily

When activated, it reduces pain over a sustained period without interfering with normal sensations or activating reward pathways associated with addiction.

From Science Daily

Nerves allow it to receive signals from the brain, which activates the tissue when the body senses cold.

From Science Daily