The Clue
Cause to function (8 letter answer)
The Answer
ACTIVATE
Tags
Notes
The answer ACTIVATE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
ACTIVATE as a verb:
1. (trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off) = put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
2. make active or more active; "activate an old file"
3. make more adsorptive; "activate a metal"
4. (activate, aerate) = aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
5. make (substances) radioactive