English → Latin
“actuate” in Latin
moveōto move, stir, set in motion; to disturb, shake, remove; to arouse, excite, promote, producecommoveōto move something in violent motion, move; shake, stir, shift, agitate; to remove something from somewhere, carry away, cieōto set in motion; act; to move, stir, shake; to summon, callincitōto set in rapid motion, hasten, urge forwards, speed up, accelerate, quicken; to cause to grow larger; augment, increaseconcitōto rush; to rouse up, agitate, move violently, stir up, excite, disturb; to spur, impel, inciteimpellōto push, drive or strike against something; assail; to drive or push forward, set in motion, urge on, impel; to impel, iaddūcōto lead, bring, draw or convey to or to oneself; to prompt, induce, cause; to persuade, move
The English word actuate itself goes back to Latin āctus, through āctuātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
actuate
movere, commovere (to move): ciere (set in motion, stir up): incitare, concitare (set in violent motion): impellere (drive or urge to): adducere, inducers (to draw to). Also agere aliquem (Heindorf, Hor., Satirae, 2, 2, 13).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for actuate?
- The usual Latin words for “actuate” are moveō, commoveō, cieō; also incitō, concitō, impellō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.