actuation

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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actuation - the act of propelling propulsionhuman action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happenlaunch, launching - the act of propelling with forcelaunching - the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first timedrive, driving force, thrust - the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"bowl, roll - the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)throw - the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"push, pushing - the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"pull, pulling - the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"raise, heave, lift - the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"ejection, forcing out, expulsion, projection - the act of expelling or projecting or ejectingjumping, jump - the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"lob - the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arcwheeling, rolling - propelling something on wheelsshooting, shot - the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"dribbling, dribble - the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks

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