GRE Word List
ACTUATE
to put into mechanical action or motion
The meaning of the word actuate is to put into mechanical action or motion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |