activar

Asturian

Verb

activar (first-person singular indicative present activo, past participle activáu)

1. to activate (to make something active)
2. to enable (to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device)

Conjugation

Conjugation of activar

infinitive		activar
gerund		activando
past participle		m activáu, f activada, n activao, m pl activaos, f pl activaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	activo	actives	activa	activamos	activáis	activen
	imperfect	activaba	activabes	activaba	activábemos, activábamos	activabeis, activabais	activaben
	preterite	activé	activasti, activesti	activó	activemos	activastis, activestis	activaron
	pluperfect	activare, activara	activares, activaras	activare, activara	activáremos, activáramos	activareis, activarais	activaren, activaran
	future	activaré	activarás	activará	activaremos	activaréis	activarán
	conditional	activaría	activaríes	activaría	activaríemos, activaríamos	activaríeis, activaríais	activaríen
subjunctive	present	active	actives, activas	active	activemos	activéis	activen, activan
	imperfect	activare, activara	activares, activaras	activare, activara	activáremos, activáramos	activareis, activarais	activaren, activaran
imperative		—	activa	—	—	activái	—

Related terms

• actividá

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin actīvus.

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)

1. to activate (to make something active)

   Antonym: desactivar

2. to enable (to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device)

   Antonym: desactivar

Derived terms

• activació
• desactivar

Further reading

• “activar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “activar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “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.

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Galician

Verb

1. (transitive) to activate (to encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate)
2. (transitive) to activate, to enable (to put a mechanism, device or system into action or motion)

   Antonym: desactivar

3. (transitive, chemistry, physics) to activate (to render more reactive)

Derived terms

• activación
• desactivar

Related terms

• activo

Further reading

• “activar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

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Occitan

Pronunciation

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Verb

activar

1. to activate

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		activar			aver activat
gerund		activant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		activat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	activi	activas	activa	activam	activatz	activan
	imperfect	activavi	activavas	activava	activàvem	activàvetz	activavan
	preterite	activèri	activères	activèt	activèrem	activèretz	activèron
	future	activarai	activaràs	activarà	activarem	activaretz	activaràn
	conditional	activariái	activariás	activariá	activariam	activariatz	activarián
	conditional 2nd form1	activèra	activèras	activèra	activeram	activeratz	activèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	active	actives	active	activem	activetz	activen
	imperfect	activèssi	activèsses	activèsse	activèssem	activèssetz	activèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			activa		activem	activatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		activar			aver activat
gerund		activant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		activat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	active	actives	activa	activam	activatz	activon
	imperfect	activave	activaves	activava	activaviam	activaviatz	activavon
	preterite	activere	activeres	activet	activem	activetz	activeron
	future	activarai	activaràs	activará	activarem	activaretz	activarán
	conditional	activariá	activariás	activariá	activariam	activariatz	activarián
	conditional 2nd form1	activèra	activèras	activèra	activeram	activeratz	activèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	active	actives	active	activassiam	activassiatz	activon
	imperfect	activesse	activesses	activesse	activessiam	activessiatz	activesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			activa		activassiam	activatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		activar			aver activat
gerund		activant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		activat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	activi	activas	activa	activam	activatz	activan
	imperfect	activavi	activavas	activava	activàvam	activàvatz	activavan
	preterite	activèi	activès	activè	activèm	activètz	activèn
	future	activarèi	activaràs	activarà	activaram	activaratz	activaràn
	conditional	activarí	activarés	activaré	activarem	activaretz	activarén
	conditional 2nd form1	activèra	activèras	activèra	activeram	activeratz	activèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	activi	actives	active	activem	activetz	activen
	imperfect	activèssi	activèsses	activèsse	activèssem	activèssetz	activèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			activa		activem	activatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		activar			aver activat
gerund		activant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		activat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	active	activas	activa	activam	activatz	activan
	imperfect	activava	activavas	activava	activàvam	activàvatz	activavan
	preterite	activei	activeras	activet	activèram	activèratz	activeran
	future	activarai	activaràs	activará	activarem	activaretz	activarán
	conditional	activariá	activariàs	activariá	activariam	activariatz	activarián
	conditional 2nd form1	activèra	activèras	activèra	activeram	activeratz	activèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	active	actives	active	activem	activetz	activen
	imperfect	activèsse	activèsses	activèsse	activèssem	activèssetz	activèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			activa		activem	activatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		activar			aver activat
gerund		activant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		activat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	active	actives	activa	activam	activatz	activan
	imperfect	activavi	activavas	activava	activàvem	activàvetz	activavan
	preterite	activère	activères	activèt	activeriam	activeriatz	activèron
	future	activarai	activaràs	activarà	activarem	activaretz	activaràn
	conditional	activariáu	activariás	activariá	activariam	activariatz	activarián
	conditional 2nd form1	activèra	activèras	activèra	activeram	activeratz	activèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	active	actives	active	activem	activetz	activan
	imperfect	activèsse	activèsses	activèsse	activessiam	activessiatz	activèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			activa		activem	activatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Related terms

• actiu
• activitat

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Portuguese

Verb

1. Superseded spelling of ativar.

Related terms

• activação f
• actividade
• activismo
• activo

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Spanish

Etymology

From activo (“active”), from Latin actīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡtiˈbaɾ/ [aɣ̞.t̪iˈβ̞aɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to activate (to encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate)
2. (transitive) to activate, to enable (to put a mechanism, device or system into action or motion)

   Synonym: habilitar

   Antonym: desactivar

3. (transitive, chemistry, physics) to activate (to render more reactive)

Derived terms

• activación
• desactivar

Further reading

• “activar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014