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Antonyms for actuation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ak-choo-eyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæk tʃuˌeɪt |
Definition of actuation
Origin :- 1590s, from Medieval Latin actuatus, past participle of actuare, from Latin actus (see act (n.)). Related: Actuated; actuating.
- As in impulse : noun drive, resolve
- As in motivation : noun ambition, inspiration
- As in spur : noun incitement, stimulus
- For actuation, watches were provided with mainsprings which have steadily undergone improvement in quality and in placing.
- Extract from : « Inventors at Work » by George Iles
- He was wholly undramatic in the actuation of the characters which he imagined so dramatically.
- Extract from : « Literary Friends And Acquaintances » by William Dean Howells
Synonyms for actuation
- action
- activation
- actuation
- angle
- appeal
- bent
- caprice
- catalyst
- desire
- disposition
- drive
- encouragement
- excitant
- extemporization
- fancy
- feeling
- fire
- flash
- get up and go
- gimmick
- goad
- goose
- hunch
- hunger
- impellent
- impetus
- impulse
- impulsion
- incentive
- incitation
- incitement
- inclination
- inducement
- influence
- inspiration
- instigation
- instinct
- interest
- itch
- kick
- lash
- lust
- mind
- motivation
- motive
- needle
- notion
- passion
- persuasion
- predetermination
- predisposition
- prick
- provocation
- push
- reason
- right stuff
- spontaneity
- spur
- stimulant
- stimulus
- suggestion
- thought
- trigger
- turn-on
- urge
- vagary
- whim
- whimsy
- wish
- yen
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