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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of activate.

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Examples

  • Left to its own devices, our brain activates several areas associated with complex problem solving, which researchers had previously assumed were dormant during daydreams.

    A Wandering Mind Can Be Hard At Work | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • · In the browser, double-clicking or selecting a word activates the tooltip.

    Softpedia - Windows - All 2009

  • Options range from simple bracelets to pricier key-chain flash drives, implanted microchips - and call-centers that relay stored health records and notify relatives when an alarm or medic's phone call activates the system.

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2009

  • Options range from simple bracelets to pricier key-chain flash drives, implanted microchips - and call-centers that relay stored health records and notify relatives when an alarm or medic's phone call activates the system.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009

  • Options range from simple bracelets to pricier key-chain flash drives, implanted microchips - and call-centers that relay stored health records and notify relatives when an alarm or medic's phone call activates the system.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2009

  • Options range from simple bracelets to pricier key-chain flash drives, implanted microchips -- and call-centers that relay stored health records and notify relatives when an alarm or medic's phone call activates the system.

    Sci-Tech Today 2009

  • · In the browser, double-clicking or selecting a word activates the tooltip.

    Softpedia - Windows - All 2009

  • Options range from simple bracelets to pricier key-chain flash drives, implanted microchips - and call-centers that relay stored health records and notify relatives when an alarm or medic's phone call activates the system.

    AroundTheCapitol.com 2009

  • Options range from simple bracelets to pricier key-chain flash drives, implanted microchips - and call-centers that relay stored health records and notify relatives when an alarm or medic's phone call activates the system.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • Options range from simple bracelets to pricier key-chain flash drives, implanted microchips - and call-centers that relay stored health records and notify relatives when an alarm or medic's phone call activates the system.

    AroundTheCapitol.com 2009

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