Actuate Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary ACTUATE meaning: 1 : to make (a machine or electrical device) move or operate; 2 : to cause someone to do something or to act in a certain way usually used as (be) actuated
Actuate - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com To actuate is to put into motion The "act" in actuate can remind you of this word's meaning — to put into action A lever might actuate a pump, or malice might actuate a crime
ACTUATE definition in American English | Collins English . . . If something actuates a device, the device starts working If a person is actuated by an emotion, that emotion makes them act in a certain way The flow of current actuates the signal They were actuated by desire