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.

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vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
effectualproducing or able to produce a desired effect
commodiouscomfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
facultyability
transgressionan act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as
propensityan often intense natural inclination or preference
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horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life
bewitchto influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft