Activate and Fire

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

Fire verb - To give life, vigor, or spirit to.

Usage example: a school outing to the natural history museum fired his imagination, and he grew up to become an eminent paleontologist

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Activate and fire are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Activate" instead a verb "Fire".

Nearby Words: fired, fireball, firing, fireside, fireplace

Code Red/Red Alert/Dr Firestone: fire alarm, activate department fire protocol (close fire doors, move patients past fire zones, evacuate if ordered)

Source: Code Emergency
It might also happen in multiplayer if multiple people activate the Mega Laser power at once, or use the Beam Claws' continuous fire.

Source: Video Game / Kid Icarus: Uprising
Climb the two fire escapes to save helpless victims, and shoot the horseshoe to activate the hydrant for some extra help.

Source: Pinball / Fire!

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