accionar

/akssjoˈnaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
acciono
preterite (yo)
accioné
past participle
accionado

Meaning

  1. to operate, to activate

    • Acciona la palanca.

      Pull the lever.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

activar

accionar is more about operating or triggering a mechanism; activar is more general activation.

Similar in other languages

German

betätigen

betätigen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to operate, to activate."

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