ACTUATE
\ˈakt͡ʃuːˌe͡ɪt], \ˈaktʃuːˌeɪt], \ˈa_k_tʃ_uː_ˌeɪ_t]\
Definitions of ACTUATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
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give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
By Princeton University
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put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
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give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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