actuate /ˈæktʃəˌweɪt/ verb actuates; actuated; actuating
actuates; actuated; actuating
Learner's definition of ACTUATE
[+ object]
1
technical : to make (a machine or electrical device) move or operate使运转;开动 2
formal : to cause someone to do something or to act in a certain way驱使;促使 —
usually used as (be) actuated通常用作(be) actuated