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"text": "Every morning he powered up his electronic devices, even before making coffee.",
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"To turn the electrical power on to a device as a precondition to making it operational."
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"(transitive) To turn the electrical power on to a device as a precondition to making it operational."
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"text": "The office systems power up automatically at 7:30am on workdays.",
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"To become ready for operation as a result of the provision of electrical power."
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"(intransitive) To become ready for operation as a result of the provision of electrical power."
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