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- 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"
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2 days ago · 1. to put into action or motion. 2. to cause to take action. what motives actuated him? Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms. actuation (ˌactuˈation) noun. actuator (ˈactuˌator) noun. Word origin. < ML actuatus, pp. of actuare < L actus: see act 1.
Check pronunciation: actuate. Definition of actuate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'actuate' 1. If a person is actuated by an emotion, that emotion makes them act in a certain way. [...] 2. If something actuates a device, the device starts working. [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'actuate' British English: æktʃueɪt American English: æktʃueɪt. More. Conjugations of 'actuate'
Actuate definition: to incite or move to action; impel; motivate. See examples of ACTUATE used in a sentence.
to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives. to put into action; start a process; turn on: to actuate a machine. Medieval Latin āctuāt ( us) reduced to action (past participle of āctuāre ), equivalent. to Latin āctu ( s) (see act) + -ātus - ate1. 1590–1600. ac′tu•a′tion, n.
Britannica Dictionary definition of ACTUATE. [+ object] 1. technical : to make (a machine or electrical device) move or operate. The pump is actuated by the windmill. 2. formal : to cause someone to do something or to act in a certain way — usually used as (be) actuated.
actuate. volume_up. UK /ˈaktʃʊeɪt/ verb (with object) 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. word origin.
