actuate
Example Sentences
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Note that the 12Cilindri doesn’t have a hydraulically actuated spoiler cluttering up the rear aspect.
In a statement issued by his lawyer, Wootton said the allegations were "completely spurious - lies designed to destroy my career where complainants were actuated by malice".
From BBC
The researchers replaced the heart muscle in the left chamber with a silicone-made soft robotic pump system actuated by air.
From Science Daily
The MIT researchers wanted a fiber that could actuate silently and change its shape dramatically, while being compatible with common textile manufacturing procedures.
From Science Daily
For starters, you can adjust the point at which its switches actuate and register a keypress.
From The Verge
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