actuate

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And all three require different amounts of force to actuate, the heaviest being the Black model, followed by the Blue, and then the Brown.

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  1. transitive verb To put into motion or action; activate: electrical relays that actuate the elevator's movements.
  2. transitive verb To move to action: a speech that actuated dissent.

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  • But, listen, if I can get my code into some of the nants, it'll spread to all of them right away, and an hour later it'll actuate--and everything'll roll back. —  Asimov's SF, June2006
  • Let these influencing powers actuate, by the permission or disposal of Providence, from selfish or social views, yet in time the mysterious will of Heaven is unfolded, and we behold our conduct, from whatsoever motives excited, operating to answer the important designs of heaven. —  The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boone
  • Not only does he have excellent medical credentials but he fits what Obama wants in someone who has the ability to "actuate" change. —  NYT > Home Page
  • And all three require different amounts of force to actuate, the heaviest being the Black model, followed by the Blue, and then the Brown. —  HotHardware.com News Rss Feed
  • The other situations cited appear to have been a little tougher to pin down and actuate, such as the wives paid for 'time campaigning'. —  digg.com: Stories / Popular
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  1. Medieval Latin āctuāre, āctuāt-, from Latin āctus, act; see act.

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  1. from Middle Latin actuatus, past participle of actuare, perform, put in action, from Latin actus: see act, n.
  2. from Middle Latin actuatus, past participle of actuare: see the verb.
 

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