actuate
Word family nounactuationactuatorverbactuate
ac·tu·ate /ˈæktʃueɪt/ verb [transitiveT] formal1 be actuated by something formal MPto behave in a particular way because of something 爲某事物所驅使He was actuated by violent jealousy. 強烈的忌妒心驅使着他。
2. START something/MAKE something STARTto make a piece of machinery start to operate 開動〔機器〕 Origin actuate (1500-1600) Medieval Latin past participle of
actuare, from
Latin actus;
→ ACT1