ACTUATE

ACT'UATE, adjective Put in action. [Little used.]ACT'UATE, verb transitive [from act.]To put into action; to move or incite to action; as, men are actuated by motives, or passions. It seems to have been used formerly in the sense of invigorate, noting increase of action; but the use is not legitimate.

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actuate. Actuate, v.t. to put into action, stir up, move

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Ac″tu‐ate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Actuated (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Actuating (�).] [[LL. actuatus, p. p. of actuare, fr. L. actus act.]] 1. 1. To put into action or motion; to move or incite to action; to influence actively; to move as motives do; — more commonly used of persons.
Wings, which others were contriving to actuate by the perpetual motion. Johnson. Men of the greatest abilities are most fired with ambition; and, on the contrary, mean and narrow minds are the least actuated by it. Addison. 2. 2. To carry out in practice; to perform. “To actuate what you command.” Jer. Taylor.
Syn. — To move; impel; incite; rouse; instigate; animate.