What does activar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word activar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use activar in Spanish.

The word activar in Spanish means activate, stimulate, boost, activate, turn on. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word activar

activate

verbo transitivo (hacer funcionar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El astronauta activó el mecanismo de despegue.
The astronaut activated the liftoff sequence.

stimulate, boost

verbo transitivo (avivar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Hay que activar el alicaído mercado interno.
We need to stimulate (or: boost) the weak domestic market.

activate

verbo transitivo (hacer radiactivo) (make radioactive)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mediante una serie de experimentos han activado ciertos átomos.
They activated certain atoms by means of a series of experiments.

turn on

verbo pronominal (encenderse)

La alarma se activa cuando metes el código.
The alarm turns on when you enter the code.

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