Verb (used with object), : to activate a molecule.    From Dictionary.com. 

Acknowledgments no title activating swap partition.    From Wordnik.com.  [Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage] Reference

A drug that blocked the gene throughout the body would compromise its critical — and normal — role in activating the immune system.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientists find ‘master’ breast cancer gene « Isegoria] Reference

About a week and half after reaching the commissioning orbit we will begin activating the remaining instruments and start calibrating them.    From Wordnik.com.  [NASA Watch: June 2009 Archives] Reference

Cancers seemingly learn, such as activating the growth the neighboring blood vessels.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bits and Pieces of an RNA World] Reference

Thom's plan -- to keep a struggling mall and add "activating" uses -- seemed an oddball idea.    From Wordnik.com.  [Profile of Vancouver architect Bing Thom] Reference

Smartphones require retailers to spend significantly more time carrying out tasks such as activating the phone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wireless Week Headline News] Reference

Since these cell lines have in other assays been shown to have inductive effects, such as activating heart formation.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

"Encouraging 'activating' questions should become part of the patient centered medical home commitment to reduce errors.".    From Wordnik.com.  [R&D Mag - News] Reference

The remote may also make other adjustments, such as activating the directional microphone or increasing the noise reduction.    From Wordnik.com.  [All MayoClinic.com Topics] Reference

Instructions for "activating" your account (s) can be found on the homepage, during the activation process, and in our blog posts below.    From Wordnik.com.  [Liblogs News Feed] Reference

Lynnerup is interested in "activating" viewers, he says, "having them look at things they may be overlooking - getting their senses going.".    From Wordnik.com.  [SF Weekly | Complete Issue] Reference

Medart touched his throat, activating his comm implant.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel] Reference

She could at least try activating his latent telepathic ability.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Matter of Honor A Terran Empire novel] Reference

Medart felt it and touched his throat, activating his comm implant.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Matter of Honor A Terran Empire novel] Reference

A male took several items from a store, activating the security alarm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fairfax County crime report] Reference

And with that question he seemed to touch some button activating terror.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Defiant Agents] Reference

The p53 protein locks onto genes, activating the cellular-defense system.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Cancer Killer] Reference

In 2003, a handful of sirtuin-activating compounds (STACs) were discovered.    From Wordnik.com.  [Can We Slow Aging?] Reference

McGuire can't be established unless and until two keys are used in the activating panel.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Spaceship Named McGuire] Reference

The henchmen signal full alert, splashing through your neural pathways, activating alarms.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Night at the Plywood Palace] Reference

As soon as they got to the main floor, he touched his throat, activating his comm implant.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel] Reference

The problem is that the brake pedal goes down too low before actually activating the brakes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Consumer complaints include more Toyota models than recalled] Reference

The company has shipped 120 million iOS devices and is activating 230,000 new devices a day.    From Wordnik.com.  [Liveblog: Apple's new TV, tiny nano and social networking on iTunes] Reference

Many residents would love to see more street-activating uses on Wisconsin and remove the bus traffic.    From Wordnik.com.  [DeMorning DeBonis: July 30, 2010] Reference

As passengers approach, infrared sensors detect their presence, activating tiny fans in a box on the roof.    From Wordnik.com.  [Get A Whiff Of This] Reference

The reality is that active rest is activating, letting you help control how your body rebuilds and renews.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Edlund, M.D.: Sex, Sleep and Rest: Men Vs. Women] Reference

It had probably been a simple human error by some torpedoman activating the fish, and causing it to run hot.    From Wordnik.com.  [On A Sub, There's No Room For Mistakes] Reference

E: I have a greater respect for the ability to change someone's life by personally engaging and activating them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Riva Greenberg: Diabetes Dynamo: Dr. Steven Edelman Makes a Personal Quest America's Health Intervention] Reference

A student and his family sued the district in February, claiming officials invaded his privacy by activating the software.    From Wordnik.com.  [Feds: No Charges In School Latop-Spying Case] Reference

Already the alarm-activating shirt, the light-switching shoe sole and the remote-control couch are technologically feasible.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wearing Wires] Reference

Players get one point for activating the middle zone, two points for the back zone and three points for setting off both zones.    From Wordnik.com.  [Invisible Nets] Reference

Thank you for pressing play on whatever electromagnetic radiating device you own, thus activating my voice and bringing me to life.    From Wordnik.com.  [Festival Brings New Dramas To Shenandoah Valley] Reference

Liquid plastic sealant is painted onto tooth and light is shined on it, activating an ingredient in the sealant that makes it set.    From Wordnik.com.  [Researchers Beaming at Light's Medical Uses] Reference