Italian

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /at.tiˈva.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: at‧ti‧và‧re

Verb

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attivàre (first-person singular present attìvo, first-person singular past historic attivài, past participle attivàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to activate (to encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate)
  2. to activate (to put a device, mechanism or system into action or motion; to enable)
  3. (chemistry, physics) to activate (to render more reactive; to excite)

Conjugation

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