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Definitions for Actuate

[1] to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
[2] to put into action; start a process; turn on: to actuate a machine.
[3] to put into action or mechanical motion
[4] to motivate or incite into action actuated by unworthy desires

Words related to Actuate

activate, prompt, inspire, propel, move, influence, arouse, animate, quicken, incite, motivate, cause, instigate, excite, induce, rouse, spur, energize, drive, impel

Words nearby Actuate

actualization, actualize, actually, actuals, actuary, actuate, actuator, actus reus, acuate, acuff, acuity

Origin of Actuate

1590–1600; < Medieval Latin āctuāt(us ) reduced to action (past participle of āctuāre ), equivalent to Latin āctu(s ) (see act) + -ātus -ate1

Words that may be confused with Actuate

activate, actuate, stimulate

Other words from Actuate

ac·tu·a·tion , noun
de·ac·tu·ate , verb (used with object), de·ac·tu·at·ed, de·ac·tu·at·ing.
self-ac·tu·at·ing , adjective
un·ac·tu·at·ed , adjective

Word origin for Actuate

C16: from Medieval Latin actuātus, from actuāre to incite to action, from Latin āctus act

Synonyms for Actuate

activate, animate, arouse, cause, drive, energize, excite, impel, incite, induce, influence, inspire, instigate, mobilize, motivate, move, prompt, propel, quicken, rouse, spur, stimulate, egg on, fire up, key up, put up to, turn on, work into lather, work up