Word "ACTUATE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
give an incentive for action
Synonyms:
incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
put in motion or move to act
Synonyms:
activate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip
Examples:
actuate the circuits

Crossword Clues for ACTUATE

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Start working, returning extra suits chap oddly selected (7)
Start working, returning extra suits chap oddly selected The Telegraph Cryptic 26 Jan 2024
To trigger
Start working, seeing expert about strained back
A copper holding middle of shotgun bolted down trigger
Tight flips in the middle of great move The Times Cryptic 06 Dec 2021
Lead a high card, then tense up inside
Get going Eugene Sheffer 05 Jun 2021
Set into motion Premier Sunday 30 May 2021
Put in motion Newsday 06 Feb 2021
Put into motion The Washington Post Sunday 30 Aug 2020
Put into effect The Telegraph Quick 15 Aug 2020
Kindle's performance had overwhelmed users in the beginning
Kindle's performance had overwhelmed users in the beginning
Get going The New Yorker 02 Sep 2019
Set in motion Newsday 01 Sep 2019
Put into operation New York Times 12 Aug 2019
Impel The New Yorker 27 May 2019
Put into operation
Deed you say was worrying? Get going
Set in motion LA Times Daily 10 Nov 2018
Set in motion The Washington Post 10 Nov 2018
... to rouse on a cut-off at close to nine
Put in motion Wall Street Journal 23 May 2018
Cause to operate The Times Concise 17 Jan 2018
Set in motion
Put in motion
Start working after getting tensed about protection by an expert
Turn on, as a machine Wall Street Journal 14 Jan 2017
Expert, holding tight, pulled back trigger The Telegraph Cryptic 26 Nov 2016
Tightly drawn back in one move The Telegraph Toughie 29 Jul 2016
Get going Family Time 21 Dec 2015
Set into motion LA Times Daily 13 Nov 2015
Cut a tea break to get things moving The Telegraph Cryptic 12 Oct 2015
Put into motion LA Times Daily 26 Sep 2015
Motivate heads of academic committee to undertake administrative tasks efficiently
Put into motion
Set into motion
Ta-ta? Cue possibly to get going
Put into motion
Turn on
Put in motion
Impel
Get going
Turn on
Turn on
Put into motion
Incite
Put into motion
Put into motion
Put into motion
Get going
Start, as a process
Set in motion
Impel
Start a process
Move
Spark
Set in motion
Set in motion.
Put into motion.
Start.
Put into operation.
Arouse.
Move or incite to action.
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