actuate

Meaning of actuate

verb
  1. cause (a machine or device) to operate.
    the pendulum actuates an electrical switch
  2. cause (someone) to act in a particular way; motivate.
    the defendants were actuated by malice

late 16th century: from medieval Latin actuat- ‘carried out, caused to operate’, from the verb actuare, from Latin actus (see act). The original sense was ‘carry out in practice’, later ‘stir into activity, enliven’; actuate (sense 1) dates from the mid 17th century.

Information about actuate

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of actuate is: actuates.
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Hyphenation of actuate

ac-tu-ate

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 7 chars.
  • actuate is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

actuate synonyms

Meaning trip:

trip, trigger, activate, spark

Meaning motivate:

motivate, propel, move, prompt, incite

Meaning (of a person) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system):

operate

Meaning cause (a process or action) to begin:

initiate

Meaning set to the value or put in the condition appropriate to the start of an operation:

initialize

Meaning supply energy, typically kinetic or electrical energy, to (something):

energize

Meaning bring to life:

animate

Meaning raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system):

stimulate

Meaning operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle:

drive

Meaning cause to stop sleeping:

rouse

Meaning move a spoon or other implement round in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly:

stir

Meaning discharge a gun or other weapon in order to propel (a bullet or projectile):

fire

Meaning evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response):

arouse

Meaning have an influence on:

influence

Meaning drive forward; propel:

impel

Meaning try earnestly or persistently to persuade (someone) to do something:

urge

Meaning provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction:

goad

Translation of actuate

Anagrams of actuate

acutate

Words that rhyme with actuate

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