actuate

Meaning

  1. To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.
  2. To incite to action; to motivate.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæktʃu.eɪt/
Etymology

From Medieval Latin āctuātus, perfect passive participle of āctuō (“actuate, implement”), from Latin āctus, perfect passive participle of agō (“do, act”).

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