Sentences with actuate
ac·tu·ate
A a - They were actuated by desire. [be VERB-ed]
- actuated by unworthy desires
- The pump is actuated by the windmill.
- The word motivate means to impel, inspire, hope, stimulate, incite, propel, spur, goad, move, induce, prompt, instigate, fire, provoke, actuate, cause.
- What motives actuated him?
- actuated by selfish motives.
- Stand golf bags have retractable legs, normally in the form of a tripod, which actuate when the golf bag is set down.
- To actuate a machine.