Dictionary Entry
actuate
actuate is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, adjective, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
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.
- 2transitive verb
To carry out in practice; to perform.
- 3adjective
Put in action; actuated.
- 4verb
put in motion or move to act
"trigger a reaction"
"actuate the circuits"
- 5verb
give an incentive for action
"This moved me to sacrifice my career"
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