Another word for actuate

To arouse to action or put in motion

• animate

  1. To produce as an animated cartoon
  2. To give life to; fill with life:
  3. To give motion to; put into action

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  1. To produce as an animated cartoon
  2. To give life to; fill with life:
  3. To give motion to; put into action

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• activate

  1. To put (an inactive military unit) on an active status by assigning personnel, equipment, etc. to it
  2. To organize or create (a military unit, for example):
  3. (Biology) To convert a molecule or cell into a form that carries out a specific action:

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  1. To put (an inactive military unit) on an active status by assigning personnel, equipment, etc. to it
  2. To organize or create (a military unit, for example):
  3. (Biology) To convert a molecule or cell into a form that carries out a specific action:

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To set or keep going

• run

  1. (--- Informal) To depart; leave:
  2. To move continuously or incessantly
  3. To do or carry out:

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  1. (--- Informal) To depart; leave:
  2. To move continuously or incessantly
  3. To do or carry out:

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• propel

  1. To push, drive, or impel onward, forward, or ahead
  2. To cause to move forward or onward.

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  1. To push, drive, or impel onward, forward, or ahead
  2. To cause to move forward or onward.

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• move

  1. To prompt to action; rouse:
  2. To progress in sequence; go forward:
  3. To change posture or position; stir:

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  1. To prompt to action; rouse:
  2. To progress in sequence; go forward:
  3. To change posture or position; stir:

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• mobilize

  1. To assemble, prepare, or put into active service:
  2. To organize (people, resources, etc.) for active service or use in any emergency, drive, etc.
  3. To put into motion, circulation, or use

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  1. To assemble, prepare, or put into active service:
  2. To organize (people, resources, etc.) for active service or use in any emergency, drive, etc.
  3. To put into motion, circulation, or use

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• impel

  1. To force, compel, or urge; incite; constrain
  2. To urge to action through moral pressure; drive:
  3. To push, drive, or move forward; propel

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  1. To force, compel, or urge; incite; constrain
  2. To urge to action through moral pressure; drive:
  3. To push, drive, or move forward; propel

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• drive

  1. To force to go through or penetrate:
  2. To drive a blow, ball, missile, etc.
  3. (--- Basketball) To move with the ball directly through:

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  1. To force to go through or penetrate:
  2. To drive a blow, ball, missile, etc.
  3. (--- Basketball) To move with the ball directly through:

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To put into action or use

• utilize

  1. To put to use, especially to make profitable or effective use of:

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  1. To put to use, especially to make profitable or effective use of:

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• use

  1. To practice; exercise
  2. To take or consume for a purpose:
  3. To avail oneself of; practice:

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  1. To practice; exercise
  2. To take or consume for a purpose:
  3. To avail oneself of; practice:

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• practice

  1. To do something repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill:
  2. To teach or train through practice; exercise
  3. To do repeatedly in order to learn or become proficient; exercise or drill oneself in

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  1. To do something repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill:
  2. To teach or train through practice; exercise
  3. To do repeatedly in order to learn or become proficient; exercise or drill oneself in

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• implement

  1. To carry into effect; fulfill; accomplish
  2. To bring about; to put into practice
  3. To provide the means for the carrying out of; give practical effect to

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  1. To carry into effect; fulfill; accomplish
  2. To bring about; to put into practice
  3. To provide the means for the carrying out of; give practical effect to

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• exploit

  1. To employ to the greatest possible advantage:
  2. To make use of; turn to account; utilize productively
  3. To use for one’s own advantage.

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  1. To employ to the greatest possible advantage:
  2. To make use of; turn to account; utilize productively
  3. To use for one’s own advantage.

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• exercise

  1. To execute the terms of (a stock option, for example).
  2. To make active use of; employ, apply, or exert:
  3. (Now Rare) To use habitually; practice; train

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  1. To execute the terms of (a stock option, for example).
  2. To make active use of; employ, apply, or exert:
  3. (Now Rare) To use habitually; practice; train

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• employ

  1. To provide work and pay for
  2. To provide work to (someone) for pay:
  3. To make use of; use

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  1. To provide work and pay for
  2. To provide work to (someone) for pay:
  3. To make use of; use

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• apply

  1. To bring into nearness or contact with something; put on, upon, or to:
  2. To put to or adapt for a special use:
  3. To put to some practical or specific use

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  1. To bring into nearness or contact with something; put on, upon, or to:
  2. To put to or adapt for a special use:
  3. To put to some practical or specific use

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