engage

English translation: activate

16:50 Feb 14, 2019

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / neuroscience - neural correlates of emotions

English term or phrase: engage

Hi,
I was wondering whether the verb “engage” in the following passage might mean “activate”, indicating a somewhat “causal relationship” between “experiences that heighten meaningful connections with others” and the “biological systems for trust and affection, alongside circuits for pleasure and reward”.
Or maybe “engage” here is not so strong as “activate” and hints more at a “correlation” between the two?
Many thanks for your help!

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As Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Keltner’s colleague at the GGSC, says, “Experiences that heighten meaningful connections with others—like noticing how another person has helped you, acknowledging the effort it took, and savoring how you benefited from it— *** engage *** biological systems for trust and affection, alongside circuits for pleasure and reward.”

haribert KudoZ activity Questions: 289 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 524
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Selected answer:activate

Explanation:
engage
9 to bring (a mechanism) into operation: he engaged the clutch
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/engage

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Note added at 33 mins (2019-02-14 17:24:03 GMT)
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Yes, it's cause and effect.

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philgoddard
United States

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Thank you so much, Phil, for your help! Many thanks also to all the other contributors!
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activate

philgoddard

incentivate

Vinícius da Silva

regulate

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón

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activate

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

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Thank you so much, Phil, for your help! Many thanks also to all the other contributors!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you, Phil! So, maybe, it is intended as a cause-effect relationship.. not as a mere "correlation" or "association"..

Asker: Thank you very much!

50 mins confidence:

regulate

Explanation:
I thing this fits.

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 15:46
Native speaker of: Spanish

52 mins confidence:

incentivate

Explanation:
sugestion

Vinícius da Silva
Brazil
Local time: 17:46
Native speaker of: Portuguese

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Asker: Hi, Vinicius, thanks for your suggestion. I think I understand what you mean, but I'm not sure whether it is actually so...

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