From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Actuate \Ac"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Actuated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Actuating}.] [LL. actuatus, p. p. of actuare, fr. L.
actus act.]
1. 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.
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Wings, which others were contriving to actuate by
the perpetual motion. --Johnson.
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Men of the greatest abilities are most fired with
ambition; and, on the contrary, mean and narrow
minds are the least actuated by it. --Addison.
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2. To carry out in practice; to perform. [Obs.] "To actuate
what you command." --Jer. Taylor.
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Syn: To move; impel; incite; rouse; instigate; animate.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Actuate \Ac"tu*ate\, a. [LL. actuatus, p. p. of actuare.]
Put in action; actuated. [Obs.] --South.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
actuate
v 1: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction";
"actuate the circuits" [syn: {trip}, {actuate}, {trigger},
{activate}, {set off}, {spark off}, {spark}, {trigger off},
{touch off}]
2: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my
career" [syn: {motivate}, {actuate}, {propel}, {move},
{prompt}, {incite}]
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