actuate
v. activate, turn on, put in motion (a machine); motivate, cause to act | ||||
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Actuate Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| DOD Dictionary of Military Terms |
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.
(*) 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.
Actuate Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
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.
(v. t.)
To carry out in practice; to perform.
(a.)
Put in action; actuated.
(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.
(v. t.)
To carry out in practice; to perform.
(a.)
Put in action; actuated.
| WordNet 2.0 |
actuate
Verb
1. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
(synonym) trip, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off
(hypernym) initiate, pioneer
(cause) happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
(derivation) actuator
2. give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
(synonym) motivate, propel, move, prompt, incite
(hypernym) cause, do, make
(verb-group) affect, impress, move, strike
(derivation) act, human action, human activity
Verb
1. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
(synonym) trip, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off
(hypernym) initiate, pioneer
(cause) happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
(derivation) actuator
2. give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
(synonym) motivate, propel, move, prompt, incite
(hypernym) cause, do, make
(verb-group) affect, impress, move, strike
(derivation) act, human action, human activity
| GLOSSARY OF ESOTERIC WORDS |
actuate
put into action or motion; incite, impel, instigate, induce, prompt.
actuare (to act)
motivate ;activate ;cause to act***We may think that it was our solemn adjuration but it was really military action that actuated the release of the hostages.
put into action or motion; incite, impel, instigate, induce, prompt.
actuare (to act)
motivate ;activate ;cause to act***We may think that it was our solemn adjuration but it was really military action that actuated the release of the hostages.
| hEnglish - advanced version |
actuate
actuate
additory \ad"di*to*ry\ (&?;), a. tending to add; making some addition. [r.]
actuate
additory \ad"di*to*ry\ (&?;), a. tending to add; making some addition. [r.]
| for Vocabulary Exams of KPDS, YDS,UDS (in Turkey); and SAT in America |
actuate
To move or incite to action
To move or incite to action
Actuate Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description |
ACTU
Actuate Corporation
Exchange: Nasdaq
Provides enterprise reporting solutions which enable organizations to systematically extract, publish and disseminate information across distributed computing environments.
Actuate Corporation
Exchange: Nasdaq
Provides enterprise reporting solutions which enable organizations to systematically extract, publish and disseminate information across distributed computing environments.
Actuate Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Actuate
The Actuate Corporation develops Business Intelligence, Performance Management and Java Reporting software. Actuate is also heavily involved in the Eclipse Foundation, as a board member, strategic developer and co-leader of the BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools) project. Founded in 1993, the company employs about 600 people and serves over 4,000 customers worldwide.
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