| VERB | creation | actuate, trip, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off | put in motion or move to act |
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| creation | actuate, motivate, propel, move, prompt, incite | give an incentive for action / action |
| Sounds | ae'kchuwwey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | put in motion or move to act. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "actuate the circuits" | |
| Synonyms | trip, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off | |
| Cause to | happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place | Come to pass |
| Broader | initiate, pioneer | Take the lead or initiative in |
| Spanish | accionar, activar, desencadenar, provocar | |
| Catalan | accionar, activar | |
| Nouns | act | something that people do or cause to happen |
| actuation | the act of propelling | |
| actuator | a mechanism that puts something into automatic action | |
| Meaning | Give an incentive for action / action. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Synonyms | motivate, propel, move, prompt, incite | |
| Broader | cause, do, make | give rise to |
| Similar to | affect, impress, move, strike | Have an emotional or cognitive impact / impact upon |
| move | Arouse sympathy or compassion in | |
| Spanish | incitar, instigar, motivar, propulsar | |
| Catalan | incitar, instigar, motivar | |
| Nouns | act | something that people do or cause to happen |
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