actuate 音標拼音: ['æktʃuw
, et]
vt . 開動,促使,激勵
開動,促使,激勵
actuate v 1 :
put in motion or move to act ; "
trigger a reaction ";
"
actuate the circuits " [
synonym : {
trip }, {
actuate }, {
trigger },
{
activate }, {
set off }, {
spark off }, {
spark }, {
trigger off },
{
touch off }]
2 :
give an incentive for action ; "
This moved me to sacrifice my career " [
synonym : {
motivate }, {
actuate }, {
propel }, {
move },
{
prompt }, {
incite }]
Actuate \
Ac "
tu *
ate \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Actuated };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Actuating }.] [
LL .
actuatus ,
p .
p .
of actuare ,
fr .
L .
actus act .]
1 .
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 .
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Wings ,
which others were contriving to actuate by the perpetual motion . --
Johnson .
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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 .
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2 .
To carry out in practice ;
to perform . [
Obs .] "
To actuate what you command ." --
Jer .
Taylor .
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Syn :
To move ;
impel ;
incite ;
rouse ;
instigate ;
animate .
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Actuate \
Ac "
tu *
ate \,
a . [
LL .
actuatus ,
p .
p .
of actuare .]
Put in action ;
actuated . [
Obs .] --
South .
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1913 Webster ]
40 Moby Thesaurus words for "
actuate ":
animate ,
arouse ,
circulate ,
compel ,
drive ,
drive on ,
energize ,
excite ,
force ,
forward ,
foster ,
galvanize ,
give an impetus ,
give momentum ,
goad ,
impel ,
incite ,
mobilize ,
motivate ,
move ,
move to action ,
nudge ,
power ,
promote ,
propel ,
provoke ,
push ,
put in motion ,
rouse ,
set agoing ,
set going ,
set in motion ,
set off ,
shove ,
spark ,
stimulate ,
stir ,
thrust ,
vitalize ,
whip on
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