actuate

ac·tu·ate  (kch-t)

tr.v. ac·tu·at·ed, ac·tu·at·ing, ac·tu·ates

1. To put into motion or action; activate: electrical relays that actuate the elevator's movements.

2. To move to action: a speech that actuated dissent.

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[Medieval Latin cture, ctut-, from Latin ctus, act; see act.]

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actu·ation n.

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actuate [ˈæktʃʊˌeɪt]

vb (tr)

1. to put into action or mechanical motion

2. to motivate or incite into action actuated by unworthy desires

[from Medieval Latin actuātus, from actuāre to incite to action, from Latin āctus act]

actuation  n

actuator  n

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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.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	actuate - put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" activate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
	2.	actuate - give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" incite, motivate, prompt, propel, move cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" move - arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"

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actuate

verb

1. motivate, move, drive, influence, excite, urge, inspire, prompt, stir, spur, induce, arouse, rouse, get going, quicken, incite, instigate, impel They were actuated by desire.

2. activate, trigger (off), stimulate, set off, initiate, switch on, animate, kick-start (informal), set in motion, set going The engines overheated, actuating the fire extinguishers.

Translations

actuate [ˈæktjʊeɪt] VT

1. [+ person] → mover, motivar
he was actuated by envy → estaba movido or motivado por la envidia
a statement actuated by malice → una declaración movida or motivada por el rencor

2. (Mech) → impulsar, accionar

actuate [ˈæktʃueɪt] vt → déclencher, actionner

actuate

vt (lit) → auslösen; (fig) → treiben

actuate [ˈæktjʊeɪt] vt (frm) (person) → spingere (Tech) (machine) → attivare
actuated by → animato/a da