actuate
11actuate — UK [ˈæktʃuˌeɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms actuate : present tense I/you/we/they actuate he/she/it actuates present participle actuating past tense actuated past participle actuated formal to make a machine or piece of equipment start… …
12actuate — actuation, n. /ak chooh ayt /, v.t., 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. [1590 1600; < ML actuat(us) reduced to… …
13actuate — See activate. See activate, actuate …
14actuate — ac•tu•ate [[t]ˈæk tʃuˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing 1) to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives[/ex] 2) to put into action: to actuate a machine[/ex] • Etymology: 1590–1600; < ML āctuāt(us) ac tu•a′tion, n …
15actuate — sužadinti statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Kokiu nors būdu paveikti sprogmens sprogstamąjį mechanizmą, kad sprogmuo detonuotų. atitikmenys: angl. actuate pranc. déclencher …
16actuate — 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 …
17actuate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Medieval Latin actuatus, past participle of actuare to execute, from Latin actus act Date: 1645 1. to put into mechanical action or motion 2. to move to action Synonyms: see move • act …
18actuate — verb /ˈæktʃu.eɪt,ˈæktju.eɪt,ˈæktʃu.eɪt/ a) To activate, or to put into motion; to animate. A man in a fit of anger, is actuated in a very different manner from one who only thinks of that emotion. b) To incite to action; to motiva …
19actuate — Synonyms and related words: animate, arouse, circulate, compel, drive, drive on, energize, excite, force, forward, foster, galvanize, give an impetus, give momentum, goad, impel, incite, mobilize, motivate, move, move to action, nudge, power,… …
20actuate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. move, induce, compel, persuade; start, get under way. See cause, beginning. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. put into motion, activate, start, ignite, effectuate, motivate, impel, goad, prompt,… …
