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- Dictionaryactuate/ˈaktʃʊeɪt/
verb
- 1. cause (a machine or device) to operate: "the pendulum actuates an electrical switch" Similar
- 2. cause (someone) to act in a particular way; motivate: "the defendants were actuated by malice" Similar
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ACTUATE definition: 1. to make a machine work or be the reason a person acts in a certain way: 2. to make a machine…. Learn more.
The meaning of ACTUATE is to put into mechanical action or motion. How to use actuate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Actuate.
To actuate is to put into motion. The "act" in actuate can remind you of this word's meaning — to put into action. A lever might actuate a pump, or malice might actuate a crime.
ACTUATE meaning: 1. to make a machine work or be the reason a person acts in a certain way: 2. to make a machine…. Learn more.
Actuate definition: to incite or move to action; impel; motivate. See examples of ACTUATE used in a sentence.
noun. actuator (ˈactuˌator) noun. Word origin. C16: from Medieval Latin actuātus, from actuāre to incite to action, from Latin āctus act. Word Frequency. actuate in American English. (ˈæktʃuˌeɪt ) verb transitive Word forms: ˈactuˌated or ˈactuˌating.
1. to put into action or mechanical motion. 2. to motivate or incite into action: actuated by unworthy desires. [C16: from Medieval Latin actuātus, from actuāre to incite to action, from Latin āctus act] ˌactuˈation n. ˈactuˌator n.
Definition of actuate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ACTUATE meaning: 1 : to make (a machine or electrical device) move or operate; 2 : to cause someone to do something or to act in a certain way usually used as (be) actuated.
Actuate Definition. ăkcho͝o-āt. actuated, actuates, actuating. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Filter. verb. actuates. To put into motion or action; activate. Electrical relays that actuate the elevator. American Heritage. To put into action or motion. Webster's New World. To cause to take action.
