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activate (ak´tivāt),
v in orthodontics, to adjust an appliance so that it will exert effective force on the teeth and jaws.

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An Emergency Position Indicating Rescue Beacon (EPIRB), or the smaller but equally effective Personal Locater Beacon (PLB) can save your life, but only if it has the energy to operate its transmitter when you activate it.
--No go: Although he mentioned it the day before as a possibility, Jackson did not activate Luke Walton for Sunday's game.
Detailed results of the ACTIVATE study will be presented at the 2005 American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions to be held in Texas on November 15.
 
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