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Showing words for ACTUATION using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Actuation
[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 Actuation
actuatedesire, thought, motivation, whim, wish, influence, motive, passion, instinct, feeling, notion, inclination, impetus, interest, incentive, reason, encouragement, impulse, catalyst, hunch
Words nearby Actuation
actuateactualization, actualize, actually, actuals, actuary, actuate, actuator, actus reus, acuate, acuff, acuity
Origin of Actuation
e1590–1600; < 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 Actuation
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, actuateactivate, actuate, stimulate
Other words from Actuation
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 Actuation
eC16: from Medieval Latin actuātus, from actuāre to incite to action, from Latin āctus act
Synonyms for Actuation
desire, feeling, inclination, influence, instinct, motivation, motive, notion, passion, thought, whim, wish, appeal, bent, caprice, catalyst, disposition, excitant, extemporization, fancy, flash, goad, hunch, impulsion, incitation, incitement, inspiration, itch, lash, lust, mind, spontaneity, spur, urge, vagary, whimsy, yen, impellent