The pranksters activated the fire alarm by spraying deodorant next to it.
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activate
/ˈæktɪˌveɪt/verb · B1
MAIN MEANING
B1activer
To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.
activaractiver
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