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

1. transitive 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.
2. transitive verb. To carry out in practice; to perform.
3. adjective. Put in action; actuated.
4. verb. put in motion or move to act

   "trigger a reaction"

   "actuate the circuits"

   Synonyms: activate, spark, trigger, trip

5. verb. give an incentive for action

   "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

   Synonyms: incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel

Synonyms

activate, spark, trigger, trip, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in actuate:

acutate

Common word forms

actuated, actuates, actuating

Words from these letters

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