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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
actuate /ˈaktʃʊeɪt, -tjʊ-/

▶verb

1 cause to operate.

2 motivate to act in a particular way.

– derivatives
actuation noun,
actuator noun.

– origin C16: from med. L. actuat-, actuare, from L. actus (see act).

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