Verb: actuate 'ak-choo,eyt
- Put in motion, initiate (a device, reaction, circuit, etc)
"actuate the circuits";
- trip, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off
- Give an incentive for action
"This actuated me to sacrifice my career";
- motivate, propel, move, prompt, incite
Derived forms: actuated, actuates, actuating
Type of: cause, do, engender, initiate, make, pioneer
Encyclopedia: Actuate