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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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verb

To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

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Dictionary Entry

switch on

Part of Speechverb

To turn a switch to the "on" position in order to start or enable a device

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Antonyms

switch off

Related Words

turn onpower oncome onpower uphave onopenswitchbring up

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