actuate

actuate

actuate (third-person singular simple present actuates, present participle actuating, simple past and past participle actuated)

1. (transitive) To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.
2. (transitive) To incite to action; to motivate.
   • 1748. HUME, David Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. 2. ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 11.

     A man in a fit of anger, is actuated in a very different manner from one who only thinks of that emotion.

muovere

attivare

azionare

influenzare

perseguire

perseguitare

spingere

stimolare

Altri significati:

to activate; put into motion

to incite to action

(transitive) To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.

(transitive) To incite to action; to motivate.

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