ACTUATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • put in motion or move to act

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    • trigger a reaction
    • actuate the circuits

    Hypernyms(s) actuate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  2. Meaning
    • give an incentive for action

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    • This moved me to sacrifice my career

    Hypernyms(s) actuate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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