Activate
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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How about that their boss can remote activate a Cyanide Pill he had installed during their last trip to the dentist if things go south?
Source: MookFace Turn -
Also, when finding a trip wire that activates deadly blades to descend upon you, you can choose to either "avoid" or "activate" it.
Source: Press X to Die -
Sometimes they're straight-up deadly, other times they activate something else that's deadly, like trip-mines and sentry turrets.
Source: Machinima / Freeman's Mind
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Trip and Activate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/activate/trip
Activate & Trip. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/activate/trip>.
Trip or Activate. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/activate/trip.
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