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- Dictionaryactuate/ˈaktʃʊeɪt/
verb
- 1. cause (a machine or device) to operate: "the pendulum actuates an electrical switch" Similar
- 2. cause (someone) to act in a particular way; motivate: "the defendants were actuated by malice" Similar
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ACTUATE definition: 1. to make a machine work or be the reason a person acts in a certain way: 2. to make a machine…. Learn more.
The meaning of ACTUATE is to put into mechanical action or motion. How to use actuate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Actuate.
Actuate definition: to incite or move to action; impel; motivate. See examples of ACTUATE used in a sentence.
Definitions of actuate. verb. put in motion or move to act. “ actuate the circuits” synonyms: activate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip. see more. verb. give an incentive for action. synonyms: incentivize, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel. affect, impress, move, strike.
1. to put into action or mechanical motion. 2. to motivate or incite into action: actuated by unworthy desires. [C16: from Medieval Latin actuātus, from actuāre to incite to action, from Latin āctus act] ˌactuˈation n. ˈactuˌator n.
ACTUATE meaning: 1. to make a machine work or be the reason a person acts in a certain way: 2. to make a machine…. Learn more.
(ˈæktʃʊˌeɪt ) verb (transitive) 1. to put into action or mechanical motion. 2. to motivate or incite into action. actuated by unworthy desires. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. actuation (ˌactuˈation) noun. actuator (ˈactuˌator) noun. Word origin.
Definition of actuate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. actuates. To put into motion or action; activate. Electrical relays that actuate the elevator. American Heritage. To put into action or motion. Webster's New World. To cause to take action. What motives actuated him? Webster's New World. To activate, or to put into motion; to animate. Wiktionary. To incite to action; to motivate. Wiktionary.
ACTUATE meaning: 1 : to make (a machine or electrical device) move or operate; 2 : to cause someone to do something or to act in a certain way usually used as (be) actuated.
