verb

disparar

shoot

Hacer que una bala, flecha u otro objeto salga rápidamente de un arma o aparato usando fuerza.

Disparar is a verb that commonly means:

To shoot / to fire (a weapon)
- Disparar un arma = to fire a gun
- Disparar contra alguien = to shoot at someone
To set off / to trigger (something that “goes off”)
Used for events or mechanisms that are activated:
- Disparar una alarma = to trigger an alarm
- Disparar un mecanismo = to set off a mechanism
To surge / to skyrocket (increase suddenly) (figurative)
Often used with prices, numbers, emotions, etc.:
- Los precios se dispararon = prices skyrocketed
- La ansiedad se disparó = anxiety shot up

Root: dispar-
Infinitive ending: -ar (regular -ar verb in conjugation patterns)
Related forms:
- disparo (noun): shot; firing / sometimes sudden surge (figurative)
- disparador / disparadora: trigger (literal or figurative)

Depending on the meaning:

(to shoot/fire): tirar, hacer fuego, accionar (un arma)
(to trigger/set off): activar, desencadenar, provocar
(to skyrocket/surge): aumentar bruscamente, subir de golpe, dispararse (pronominal form is very common here)

Also depends on the meaning:

(to shoot/fire): bajar el arma, dejar de disparar (no single direct opposite is always used)
(to trigger): desactivar, inhibir, impedir
(to surge/increase): disminuir, bajar, descender, reducirse