How do you say “activate” in Vietnamese?

“Activate” in Vietnamese is hoạt hoá (to activate), kích hoạt (to activate).

Vietnamese words for “activate”

• hoạt hoáListenverb
  Hanoi [hwaːt̚˧˨ʔ hwaː˧˦] · Saigon [waːk̚˨˩˨ waː˦˥]hoạt heavy hoá rising

  to activate

• kích hoạtListenverb
  Hanoi [kïk̟̚˧˦ hwaːt̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kɨt̚˦˥ waːk̚˨˩˨]kích rising hoạt heavy

  to activate

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.