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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.
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.
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.
(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.
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.