History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
activate

to cause (an effect) to operate

initiate something; start a function

determine

to decide or fix (something); to find out (something) precisely

conclude, decide

dispose

to get rid of something

place, order; deal with

impel

to force, urge (a person)

prompt, incite

incite

to encourage, cause (an effect)

encourage, provoke

induce

to persuade or influence (a person); to cause, bring, about (something)

cause to happen; encourage

instigate

to cause (something) to happen by using strong and continual encouragement

influence, provoke

liven

(to cause a person, situation) to become lively

make faster; invigorate

mobilize

(to cause people, help etc) to group together in order to carry out a particular task

ready for action, movement

motivate

to be a reason or encouragement for (a person) to do something

stimulate, instigate

off-load

to unload (things)

be in motion, put in motion

persuade

to make (a person) feel certain about, believe something

cause to believe; convince to do

propel

to force (something) to move forward

throw; release into air

quicken

(to cause the speed of a person, thing) to become quick(er)

make faster; invigorate

vehiculate

moving, controlling a vehicle

moving, controlling a vehicle

vivificate

make faster; invigorate

make faster; invigorate

ACTUATE as in Wiktionary
ACTUATE as in Wikipedia