activate a mechanism
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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.