actuate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ACTUATE

to cause to function <a light actuated by a motion detector> <the alarm system actuates the door locks>

Synonyms actuate, crank (up), drive, move, run, set off, spark, start, touch off, trigger, turn on

Near Antonyms arrest, brake, check, cut off, draw up, halt, jam, stall, stick, stop; decelerate, repress, slow, stunt, suppress

Antonyms cut, cut out, deactivate, kill, shut off, turn off

to set or keep in motion <hearing depends on sound vibrations that actuate the complex mechanism of that sensory organ, the ear>

Synonyms actuate, drive, impel, propel, work

Related Words activate, motivate, provoke; abet, ferment, foment, incite, raise, stir (up), whip (up); set off, trigger, trip; arouse, excite, fire (up), galvanize, inflame (also enflame), inspire, instigate, rouse, stimulate

Near Antonyms bridle, check, constrain, contain, control, curb, inhibit, regulate, rein (in), restrain

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