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actuate
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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.

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

actu·ation n.

actuate
Verb
[-ating, -ated]
1. to start up a mechanical device
2. to motivate someone [Medieval Latin actuare]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.actuateactuate - put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
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"
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"

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.
Translations
Spanish actuate [ˈæktjueɪt] vtmover, impulsar
French actuate [ˈæktjueɪt] vtdéclencher, actionner
German actuate [ˈæktjueɪt] vtauslösen
Italian actuate [ˈæktjueɪt] vtattivare

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This can range from counting boxes coming through an assembly line to counting actuations on a life cycling machine.
Each XOPENEX HFA canister provides 200 actuations (or inhalations).
-- Completely eliminate the possibility of accidental repetitive actuations -- a common phenomenon experienced when a button is pressed once and two circuit closures happen -- and teasing, which happens when users press a button, but the switch does not activate.
 
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