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inschakelen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • activate verb To make something start working or become active.
  • enable verb To give someone the ability, means, or authority to do something.

Senses

inschakelen is used for these senses in English:

  • activate (transitive) To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.
  • enable To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
  • enable (chiefly, electronics, computing) To activate, to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).
  • switch on (transitive) To start or enable a device by turning a switch or a lever.
  • turn on (transitive) To power up, to put into operation, to start, to activate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).

activate — full definition

  1. verb To make something start working or become active.
  2. verb To make a chemical or biological process more reactive or effective.

enable — full definition

  1. verb To give someone the ability, means, or authority to do something.
  2. verb To activate a function, especially on a device or system.

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