actuate
[ ak-choo-eyt ]
/ ˈæk tʃuˌeɪt /
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verb (used with object), ac·tu·at·ed, ac·tu·at·ing.
to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
to put into action; start a process; turn on: to actuate a machine.
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Origin of actuate
OTHER WORDS FROM actuate
ac·tu·a·tion, nounde·ac·tu·ate, verb (used with object), de·ac·tu·at·ed, de·ac·tu·at·ing.self-ac·tu·at·ing, adjectiveun·ac·tu·at·ed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for actuate
actuate
/ (ˈæktʃʊˌeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to put into action or mechanical motion
to motivate or incite into actionactuated by unworthy desires
Derived forms of actuate
actuation, nounactuator, nounWord Origin for actuate
C16: from Medieval Latin actuātus, from actuāre to incite to action, from Latin āctus act
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