Actuate | Mean of actuate in English Dictionary
/ˈæktʃəˌweɪt/
- Verb
- to make (a machine or electrical device) move or operate
- The pump is actuated by the windmill.
- to cause someone to do something or to act in a certain way
- He had been actuated [=motivated] by greed when he made his decision. = His decision had been actuated by greed.
