actuating
Meaning of actuating
- cause (a machine or device) to operate.
the pendulum actuates an electrical switch
- 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 actuating
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of actuating
ac-tu-at-ing
- It consists of 4 syllables and 9 chars.
- actuating is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
actuating synonyms
Meaning activating:
Meaning make (something) active or operative:
Meaning (of a person) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system):
Meaning cause (a device) to function:
Meaning catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall:
Meaning cause (a process or action) to begin:
Meaning set to the value or put in the condition appropriate to the start of an operation:
Meaning supply energy, typically kinetic or electrical energy, to (something):
Meaning bring to life:
Meaning provide (someone) with a reason for doing something:
Meaning raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system):
Meaning influence or prompt (someone) to do something:
Meaning operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle:
Meaning cause to stop sleeping:
Meaning move a spoon or other implement round in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly:
Meaning discharge a gun or other weapon in order to propel (a bullet or projectile):
Meaning evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response):
Meaning (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling):
Meaning encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behaviour):
Meaning have an influence on:
Meaning drive forward; propel:
Meaning try earnestly or persistently to persuade (someone) to do something:
Meaning provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction:
Words that rhyme with actuating
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