actuating

ac·tu·ate

A0072600 (ăk′cho͞o-āt′)tr.v. ac·tu·at·ed, ac·tu·at·ing, ac·tu·ates 1. To put into motion or action; activate: electrical relays that actuate the elevator.2. To cause to take action: a speech that actuated dissenters.

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[Medieval Latin āctuāre, āctuāt-, from Latin āctus, act; see act.]

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ac′tu·a′tion n.

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Adj.

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actuating - causing motion or action or change activatingcausative - producing an effect; "poverty as a causative factor in crime"