took out of mothballs (verb) activate: initiate something; start a function
Detalii: when something is activated, it is made active; when something is actuated, it is moved to take action (or produce a consequence)to actuate is a general word meaning 'to set working' and has more to do with mechanical action - while activate is used mainly in scientific expressions
Sinonime: actify,
actuate,
arouse, call up,
energize,
impel,
mobilize,
motivate,
move,
prompt,
propel,
rouse, set in motion,
start,
stimulate,
stir, switch on, take out of mothballs,
trigger, turn on
Antonime: arrest,
stop