Activate and Drive

Activate

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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Drive and activate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Drive" instead a verb "Activate".

Drive verb - To cause to function.

Usage example: machinery driven by waterpower

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Activate and drive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Activate" instead a verb "Drive".

Nearby Words: driving, driven, driver, driveway

power	activate power	drive power
times	activate times	drive times

Alternately, in versions where the flying car cheat effects everybody, activate it and get in trouble with the cops, then drive off on a motorbike.

Source: Catharsis Factor
Spoilers on a front-wheel drive car are particularly stupid - getting enough downforce to activate the spoiler would actually reduce performance by pulling the drive axle off the ground.

Source: Awesome But Impractical / Real Life
Your first mission there is to activate four beacons to drive the Karkaradons crazy.

Source: Video Game / Champions Online

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