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actuate

[ ak-choo-eyt ]

verb (used with object)

actuated, actuating.
  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.



actuate

/ ˈæʃʊˌɪ /

verb

  1. to put into action or mechanical motion
  2. to motivate or incite into action

    actuated by unworthy desires

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٳˌٴǰ, noun
  • ˌٳˈپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٳ··پDz [ak-choo-, ey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • ··ٳ·ٱ verb (used with object) deactuated deactuating
  • -·ٳ··Բ adjective
  • ܲ··ٳ·· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of actuate1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Medieval Latin 峦ٳ(ܲ) “reduced to action” (past participle of 峦ٳ ), equivalent to Latin 峦ٳ() ( act ) + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of actuate1

C16: from Medieval Latin ٳٳܲ, from ٳ to incite to action, from Latin 峦ٳܲ act
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In a statement issued by his lawyer, Wootton said the allegations were "completely spurious - lies designed to destroy my career where complainants were actuated by malice".

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The researchers replaced the heart muscle in the left chamber with a silicone-made soft robotic pump system actuated by air.

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In this way, the fibers actuate using electricity, which offers a user digital control over a textile's form.

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For starters, you can adjust the point at which its switches actuate and register a keypress.

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You need to press them 1.9mm before they actuate, compared to 1.2mm for Cherry MX Speed Silver, for example.

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