desactivar

Catalan

Etymology

From des- +‎ activar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [də.zək.tiˈβa]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [də.zək.tiˈva]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [de.zak.tiˈvaɾ]

Verb

desactivar (first-person singular present desactivo, first-person singular preterite desactiví, past participle desactivat)

  1. (transitive) to deactivate (to make something inactive)
    Antonym: activar
  2. (transitive) to disable (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device)

Conjugation

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ activar.

Verb

desactivar (first-person singular present desactivo, first-person singular preterite desactivei, past participle desactivado)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of desativar. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ activar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desaɡtiˈbaɾ/ [d̪e.saɣ̞.t̪iˈβ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧sac‧ti‧var

Verb

desactivar (first-person singular present desactivo, first-person singular preterite desactivé, past participle desactivado)

  1. (transitive) to deactivate (to make something inactive)
    Antonym: activar
  2. (transitive) to disable (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device)
    Synonym: deshabilitar

Conjugation

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