Ăct'ū-ate1, a.
a. [L. Lat. actuatus, pp. of actuare.] Put in action. [Obs.] South.
2 entries under this word
Actuate
Act'u-āte2, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & pp. ACTUATED; p. pr. & vb. n. ACTUATING.]
Sense 1. To put into action; to move or incite to action; to influence actively;—used of persons, but formerly sometimes of things.
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.
Sense 2. To carry out; to perform. [Obs.] “To actuate what you command.” Bp. Taylor.
Synonyms—To move; impel; incite; rouse; instigate; animate.