ενεργοποιώ

Greek

Etymology

From ενεργ(ός) (energ(ós), active) +‎ -ο- (infix) +‎ -ποιώ (to make). Attested in 1850, free translation or calque of English activate[1] or French activer.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enerɣopiˈo/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧νερ‧γο‧ποι‧ώ

Verb

ενεργοποιώ • (energopoió) (past ενεργοποίησα)

  1. to activate, energize, empower
  2. to put into action, put into use, turn on

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • βάζω μπρος (vázo bros, turn on) (colloquial)
  • εκκινώ (ekkinó, put into action)

For devices: switch on

Antonyms

  • ενεργοποιημένος (energopoiiménos, participle)
  • ενεργοποίηση f (energopoíisi, activation)

References

  1. ^ ενεργοποιώ - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
  2. ^ ενεργοποιώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language