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| arouse |
to excite or activate; stir up. [1/4 definitions] |
| button |
a small, round symbol on a computer screen or electronically-active page that allows one to activate a program. [1/7 definitions] |
| enkindle |
to arouse or excite; activate. [1/2 definitions] |
| fail-safe |
of, pertaining to, or designating a system of military controls or precautions designed to activate and guide a response to an attack, esp. by air. [1/5 definitions] |
| mouthwatering |
so appetizing in smell, appearance, taste, or description as to activate one's salivary glands; tasty or delicious. |
| relay |
to activate, control, or retransmit by means of an electrical relay. [1/5 definitions] |
| spring |
to cause (a device) to release or activate. [1/22 definitions] |
| typewriter |
a machine that produces type similar to that of print by the manual depression of keys that activate letters, numbers, or characters. |
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