actuate
Word family nounactuationactuatorverbactuate
ac·tu·ate /ˈæktʃueɪt/ verb [transitiveT] formal 1 be actuated by something formal MPto behave in a particular way because of something 为某事物所驱使 He was actuated by violent jealousy. 强烈的忌妒心驱使着他。
2. START something/MAKE something STARTto make a piece of machinery start to operate 开动〔机器〕 Origin actuate (1500-1600) Medieval Latin past participle of
actuare, from
Latin actus;
→ ACT1