Activate and Launch

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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Antonyms for Activate

Launch and activate are semantically related in start topic. In some cases you can use "Launch" instead a verb "Activate".

Nearby Words: active, activity, activated, activation, activating

Launch

Launch verb - To be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of.

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Activate and launch are semantically related in establish topic. Sometimes you can use "Activate" instead a verb "Launch", if it concerns topics such as start.

Nearby Words: launched, launching, launcher, launchable

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Common collocations

attack	activate attack	launch attack
beam	activate beam	launch beam
series	activate series	launch series
bomb	activate bomb	launch bomb
Other words: plan, program, weapon, attacks, weapons.

Both words in one sentence

He is beaten to death, but his action buys just enough time for his friends to activate and launch an escape pod.

Source: Heroic Sacrifice / Live-Action TV
In which 1960's computer circuitry was used to arm and activate the nuke prior to a stand-off launch.

Source: A Nuclear Error
It seems sparsely populated until the Soviets activate the abandoned launch facility upon which Japanese troops (including a Psychic Commando) burst out of the tents and surround the Soviets.

Source: Circus of Fear

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