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ac·tu·ate  audio  (kch-t) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
ac·tu·at·ed, ac·tu·at·ing, ac·tu·ates
  1. To put into motion or action; activate: electrical relays that actuate the elevator's movements.
  2. To move to action: a speech that actuated dissent.
ETYMOLOGY:
Medieval Latin cture, ctut-, from Latin ctus, act ; see act

OTHER FORMS:
actu·ation(Noun)


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