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actuateactuate /ˈæktʃuˌeɪt/ verb formal ETYMOLOGYactuateOrigin: 1500-1600 Medieval Latin, past participle of actuare, from Latin actus; ➔ ACT1 VERB TABLEactuate |
Present | I, you, we, they | actuate | | he, she, it | actuates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | actuated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have actuated | | he, she, it | has actuated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had actuated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will actuate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have actuated |
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Present | I | am actuating | | he, she, it | is actuating | | you, we, they | are actuating | Past | I, he, she, it | was actuating | | you, we, they | were actuating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been actuating | | he, she, it | has been actuating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been actuating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be actuating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been actuating |
1[transitive] to make a piece of machinery or electrical equipment start to operate2be actuated by something to behave in a particular way because of a feeling or a quality in your character |