activate a mechanism

Frequency: 7.010.1 per million words

To cause a device or system to start working.

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Examples (10)

  • This activates the train's tilt mechanism.
  • This activates the body's thirst mechanism.
  • The emergency button will activate the alarm mechanism.
  • Engineers are working to activate the new cooling mechanism.
  • Pressing this lever will activate the release mechanism.
  • The software is designed to activate the security mechanism upon detecting a threat.
  • A specific sequence of commands is required to activate the ancient defense mechanism.
  • The system automatically activates its self-repair mechanism after a fault.
  • We need to find a way to activate the dormant energy mechanism.
  • Once the timer runs out, it will activate the internal locking mechanism.