actuate

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verb

1. put in motion or move to act (Freq. 2)
- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
• Syn:
trip, trigger, activate, set off, spark off,
spark, trigger off, touch off
• Derivationally related forms:
spark (for: spark), activation (for: activate), trigger (for: trigger), actuator, act, actuation, trip (for: trip), tripper (for: trip)
• Hypernyms:
initiate, pioneer
• Cause:
happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur,
pass, fall out, come about, take place
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. give an incentive for action
- This moved me to sacrifice my career
• Syn:
motivate, propel, move, prompt, incite
• Derivationally related forms:
incitement (for: incite), incitation (for: incite), propulsion (for: propel), act, motivative (for: motivate), motivation (for: motivate), motive (for: motivate), motivator (for: motivate)
• Hypernyms:
cause, do, make
• Verb Group:
affect, impress, move, strike
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  motivate, propel, move, prompt, incite, trip, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off