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ac·tu·ate
/
ˈæk
tʃuˌeɪt
/
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-choo-eyt
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verb (used with object),
-at·ed,
-at·ing.
1.
to incite or move to action; impel; motivate:
actuated by selfish motives.
2.
to put into action; start a process; turn on:
to actuate a machine.
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Origin:
1590–1600;
<
Medieval Latin
āctuāt
(
us
) reduced to action (past participle of
āctuāre
), equivalent to
Latin
āctu
(
s
) (
see
act
) +
-ātus
-ate
1
Related forms
ac·tu·a·tion,
noun
de·ac·tu·ate,
verb (used with object),
-at·ed,
-at·ing.
self-ac·tu·at·ing,
adjective
un·ac·tu·at·ed,
adjective
Can be confused:
activate
,
actuate,
stimulate
.
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to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
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actuate
automatically when raindrops are sensed.
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that support with get-out-the-vote efforts.
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automatically when raindrops are sensed.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
actuate
(ˈæktʃʊˌeɪt)
—
vb
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
]
actu'ation
—
n
'actuator
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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