vverb.creationput in motion or move to actSynset:activate actuate set off spark spark off touch off trigger trigger off trip
Examples:- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
Derivationally Related Form:tripperactuationacttriggeractivationactuatortripspark
Hypernyms:initiate pioneer
Inherited Hypernyms:tripinitiatecausemake
Causes:come about fall out go on hap happen occur pass off pass take place
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.creationgive an incentive for actionSynset:actuate incite motivate move prompt propel
Examples:- This moved me to sacrifice my career
Derivationally Related Form:motivativeincitementincitationactmotivationpropulsionmotivemotivator
Hypernyms:cause do make
Inherited Hypernyms:motivatecausemake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: prompt, move, incite, motivate, propel)
adj satadj.allcausing motion or action or changeSynset:activating
Antonyms:noncausative
Inherited Hypernyms:activating
Similar to:causative