LEARNit Dictionary
actuate
verb
/ˈæktʃueɪt/
UK
/ˈæktʃueɪt/
US
1
to make a machine or device start to work
بهکار انداختن, فعال کردن, راهاندازی کردن
synonym
activate
2
to make somebody behave in a particular way
واداشتن, برانگیختن, به عمل وادار کردن, وادار کردن, تحریک به عمل کردن
He was actuated entirely by malice.
synonym
motivate