activate, turn on, put in motion (a machine); motivate, cause to act
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Actuating Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Actuate
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutof Actuate
Adjective
1. causing motion or action or change
(synonym) activating(a), actuating(a)
(similar) causative
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
