Thesaurus: actuate

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1. v. t. To put into action or motion; to move or incite to action; to influence actively; to move as motives do; -- more commonly used of persons.
2. v. t. To carry out in practice; to perform.
3. a. Put in action; actuated.
4. v. put in motion or move to act
5. v. give an incentive for action
6. 1. To put into action or motion; to move or incite to action; to influence actively; to move as motives do; -- more commonly used of persons. Wings, which others were contriving to actuate by the perpetual motion. Johnson. Men of the greatest abilities are most fired with ambition; and, on the contrary, mean and narrow minds are the least actuated by it. Addison. 2. To carry out in practice; to perform. [Obs.] "To actuate what you command." Jer. Taylor. Syn. -- To move; impel; incite; rouse; instigate; animate. Put in action; actuated. [Obs.] South.
7. Put in action; actuated. [Obs.] South.
8. v:100 v put in motion or move to act v give an incentive for action