Associations to the word «Actuate»

Wiktionary

ACTUATE, verb. (transitive) To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.
ACTUATE, verb. (transitive) To incite to action; to motivate.

Dictionary definition

ACTUATE, verb. Put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits".
ACTUATE, verb. Give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn