activate

IPA: ˈæktʌveɪt

(transitive) To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate.
(transitive) To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.
(transitive, chemistry, physics) To render more reactive; excite.
(transitive, biology) To render a molecule reactive, active, or effective in performing its function.
(transitive, physics) To render a substance radioactive.
(transitive, chemistry) To hasten a chemical reaction, especially by heating.
(transitive, computing, software) To remove the limitations of demoware by providing a license; to unlock.
(transitive) To aerate in order to aid decomposition of organic matter.
(transitive, military) To organize or create a military unit or station.
(transitive, sports) To bring a player back after an injury.

Examples of "activate" in Sentences

We have all seen Teppo activate from the blue line and drop in.
Modify the focused function to call the activate method: void {_suggestClip. activate ();}
When I try to "activate" by moving the mouse, I only get my desktop screen, with no taskbar.
According to the press release, DoSomething. org will "activate" two million young people by 2011.
More deeply, when coupled with emotion, labels activate something at the physical, sensation level.
The client service was then activated by the declarative services bundle by calling activate (ComponentContext).
He advised this outage is nationwide and NO-ONE call activate iPhones right now. 1-2+ hours not helpful! was the projected time of "repair".
As far as UCD is concerned, I see it as nothing more except one of many helper tool's/mechanism's to induce and "activate" the next dormant prescribed "blueprint".