单词 | actuate |
释义 | actuate —actuation, n. /ak"chooh ayt'/, v.t., actuated, actuating. 1. to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives. 2. to put into action; start a process; turn on: to actuate a machine. [1590-1600; < ML actuat(us) reduced to action (ptp. of actuare), equiv. to L actu(s) (see ACT) + -atus -ATE1] |
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