1(computing) to enable (a feature)
2to open (sth that has been sealed)
3to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc)
4(of a system or device) to start operating automatically; to self-initiate
Example
wàng yuǎn jìng望远镜wéi为wǒ men我们de的wén míng文明kāi qǐ开启liǎo了yī一zhòng种quán xīn全新de的shì jiǎo视角lái来guān chá观察yǔ zhòu宇宙。
望远镜为我们的文明开启了一种全新的视角来观察宇宙。
The telescope has opened a new eye onto the cosmos that has been transformative for our civilization.