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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WordMeaning
franchisethe right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory
conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
glazeto furnish or fit with glass
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
effeteno longer fertile