Activate and Arrest

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Activate verb - To cause to function.

Usage example: the thermostat is set to activate the heating system only when the temperature drops below 65 degrees

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Arrest is an antonym for activate in topics: start, start a function.

Arrest verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.

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Activate is an antonym for arrest in topics: stop or slow, take into authorized custody.

Nearby Words: arresting, arrested, arrester

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Arrest and Activate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/activate/arrest

Activate & Arrest. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/activate/arrest>.

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