Operate
Switch on
Switch on verb - Cause to operate by flipping a switch.
Both terms in one sentence
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His identical twin brother Augustus saves the Earth by taking Alexander's place when he dies of a heart attack, cutting off their right hands with a band saw and getting his brother's hand surgically attached to his arm so he can operate the switch on the doomsday device.
Source: Church of Happyology
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