activar

== Asturian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aktiˈbaɾ/ [ak.t̪iˈβ̞aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: ac‧ti‧var === Verb === activar (first-person singular indicative present activo, past participle activáu) to activate (to make something active) to enable (to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== actividá == Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin āctīvus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ək.tiˈβa] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ək.tiˈva] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ak.tiˈvaɾ] Rhymes: -a(ɾ) === Verb === activar (first-person singular present activo, first-person singular preterite activí, past participle activat) to activate (to make something active) Antonym: desactivar to enable (to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) Antonym: desactivar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== activació desactivar === Further reading === “activar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “activar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “activar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “activar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Galician == === Verb === activar (first-person singular present activo, first-person singular preterite activei, past participle activado) (transitive) to activate (to encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate) (transitive) to activate, to enable (to put a mechanism, device or system into action or motion) Antonym: desactivar (transitive, chemistry, physics) to activate (to render more reactive) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== activación desactivar ==== Related terms ==== activo === Further reading === “activar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Occitan == === Pronunciation === === Verb === activar to activate ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== actiu activitat == Portuguese == === Verb === activar (first-person singular present activo, first-person singular preterite activei, past participle activado) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of ativar; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “activar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From activo (“active”), from Latin actīvus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aɡtiˈbaɾ/ [aɣ̞.t̪iˈβ̞aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: ac‧ti‧var === Verb === activar (first-person singular present activo, first-person singular preterite activé, past participle activado) (transitive) to activate (to encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate) (transitive) to activate, to enable (to put a mechanism, device or system into action or motion) Synonym: habilitar Antonym: desactivar (transitive, chemistry, physics) to activate (to render more reactive) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “activar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025