actuate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'actuate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Actuate

[ a.]

- Put in action; actuated.

2 . Actuate

[ v. t.]

- To put into action or motion; to move or incite to action; to influence actively; to move as motives do; -- more commonly used of persons.
- To carry out in practice; to perform.

Meaning of 'actuate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . actuate

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- put in motion or move to act

Example in sentence:

actuate the circuits;
trigger a reaction

Meaning (2):
- give an incentive for action

Example in sentence:

This moved me to sacrifice my career

Nearby Words:

act actable acted actinal actinaria acting actinia actiniae actinias actinic

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Actuated mine
Actuated mine— a mine whose detecting element has been operated and either electrically signaled a control station or caused the mine to explode.
Cartridge-actuated device
Cartridge-actuated device refers to small explosive devices which is used to eject stores from launched devices, actuate other explosive systems, or provide initiation ...

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