Associations to the word «Actuate»

Wiktionary

ACTUATE, verb. (transitive) To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.
ACTUATE, verb. (transitive) To incite to action; to motivate.

Dictionary definition

ACTUATE, verb. Put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits".
ACTUATE, verb. Give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley