mengaktifkan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed of aktif (“active”) +‎ meng- -kan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məŋakˈtifkan/, [mə.ŋak̚ˈt̪if.kan]
• Hyphenation: mê.ngak.tif.kan

Verb

mengaktifkan (active mengaktifkan, passive diaktifkan, accidental/perfect passive teraktifkan)

1. (transitive) to activate
   1. to induce increased activity

      Synonyms: menggiatkan, menggerakkan

   2. (computing) to remove the limitations of demoware
   3. (chemistry, physics) to render reactive
   4. (transitive, military) to organize a military unit or station
   5. (computing) to turn on, to enable (a software functionality)

      Synonyms: menghidupkan, (rare) memfungsikan

Antonyms

• menonaktifkan

Further reading

• “mengaktifkan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

meng- +‎ aktif +‎ -kan.

Verb

mengaktifkan

1. (transitive) to activate, to enable (to put something into action)

Synonyms

• menggiatkan
• menggerakkan
• menghidupkan

Antonyms

• menyahaktifkan
• mendeaktifkan (obsolete)