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1. (v.t.) actuate
to incite or move to action; impel; motivate:
actuated by selfish motives.
2. actuate
to put into action:
to actuate a machine.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < ML āctuāt(us))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off
put in motion or move to act
"trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
2. (verb) motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
give an incentive for action
"This moved me to sacrifice my career"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) actuate
put in action; actuated
2. (verb) actuate
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
3. (verb) actuate
to carry out in practice; to perform
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. actuate
To operate a mine-firing mechanism by an influence or a series of influences in such a way that all the requirements of the mechanism for firing, or for registering a target count, are met.
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