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n. programming tools company

v. cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"

activate, make active, enable, turn on, switch on, toggle on

v. make active or more active; "activate an old file"

raise, call up, arouse, evoke, conjure, call forth

v. call to arms; of military personnel

raise, arouse, bring up, call forth, put forward, conjure up, call down

v. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

stir, stimulate, excite

v. stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"

brace, arouse, stimulate, energize, energise, perk up

v. cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

trip, trigger, spark, activate, set off, actuate, spark off, trigger off, touch off

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

spawn, breed, engender

v. call forth

develop, work out, evolve

v. work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution"

develop

v. be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly";

breed, multiply

v. have young (animals); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"

pique, offend

v. cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

shake, stir, stimulate, excite, shake up

v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

shape, influence, regulate, determine

v. shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

inspire

v. supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"

call, send for

v. order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"

work, bring, wreak, make for

v. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

call, send for

v. order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"

disable, disenable, switch off, turn off, toggle off

v. inactivate a feature or option of a software program

lift

v. call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs

lift

v. call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs

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