activate
/ˈæktɪveɪt/ verb [T]Definition
› to make something start working or happening: New customers must call an automated line to activate their card. The move will activate a clause in the contract which gives the company the option to sell or demand the outstanding £3.5m owed on the deal.
(Definition of activate verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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