verb (used with object), ac·tu·at·ed, ac·tu·at·ing. to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives. to put into action; start a process; turn on: to actuate a machine.
What does actuates mean?
transitive verb. 1 : to put into mechanical action or motion The pump is actuated by the windmill. 2 : to move to action a decision actuated by greed.
How do you use Actuate in a sentence?
Actuate in a Sentence ?
- The teenager touched the screen to actuate the mobile app.
- To actuate the marathon, the race supervisor will fire the starting gun.
- The evil mastermind will actuate the bomb by pressing the red button. ...
- In case of an emergency, the pilot will actuate the floor lighting on the plane.
