activar
/aɡtiˈbaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to activate, to enable
🔌⚡ activ- + -ar: the Spanish twin of activate, from Latin agere, to do
Swap the English -ate ending for the Spanish verb ending -ar and you get activar. The v sounds like a soft b: ak-tee-BAR. It shares a root with acto, actor and actividad, all from Latin agere, to do or drive.