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ac·tu·ate

 (ăk′cho͞o-āt′)
tr.v. 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.
2. To cause to take action: a speech that actuated dissenters.
[Medieval Latin āctuāre, āctuāt-, from Latin āctus, act; see act.]
ac′tu·a′tion n.
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Adj.1.actuating - causing motion or action or changeactuating - causing motion or action or change  
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causative - producing an effect; "poverty as a causative factor in crime"
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