Actuation
to incite or move to action; impel; motivate:
actuated by selfish motives.
to put into action; start a process; turn on:
to actuate a machine.
Historical Examples
He was wholly undramatic in the actuation of the characters which he imagined so dramatically.
Literary Friends And Acquaintances William Dean Howells
For actuation, watches were provided with mainsprings which have steadily undergone improvement in quality and in placing.
Inventors at Work George Iles
verb (transitive)
to put into action or mechanical motion
to motivate or incite into action: actuated by unworthy desires
v.
1590s, from Medieval Latin actuatus, past participle of actuare, from Latin actus (see act (n.)). Related: Actuated; actuating.
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