actuated

• صفة تعني 'مُشغَّل أو مُحرَّك' أو 'مدفوع بدافع أو شعور معين'. تُستخدم في العربية الفصحى الحديثة بصورة محدودة، وغالباً ما يُعبَّر عنها بتركيب وصفي.

An archaic adjective meaning 'put into action or motion' or 'motivated by a specific impulse or feeling'. Now rarely used in modern English.

1. Motivated or drivenC1formal

   Moved to action by a specific motive, impulse, or influence.

   مدفوع بدافع

   • He was actuated by a strong sense of justice.
   • Her decision was actuated by compassion rather than ambition.
   • The team was actuated by the desire to win the championship.

   المرادفاتactivateddrivenimpelledinducedmotivatedmoved

   الأضدادdiscouragedunmotivatedunmoved

2. Set in motionC1formal

   Caused to operate or function mechanically or physically.

   مُشَغَّل

   • The machine was actuated by a simple lever.
   • The alarm system is actuated by motion sensors.
   • The robotic arm was actuated by hydraulic pressure.

   المرادفاتactivateddrivenengagedmovedpowered

   الأضدادmotionlessstopped

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على إحداث حركة أو بدء تشغيل شيء ما أو تحفيز شخص على القيام بفعل.

A verb used to indicate the act of causing something to start working or operating, or to motivate someone to take action.

1. To put into motion or actionC1formal

   To cause a mechanism or process to start working.

   تشغيل

   • The engineer actuated the lever to start the machine.
   • A small electrical signal actuates the robotic arm.
   • The emergency system is actuated by a smoke detector.

   المرادفاتactivatedriveenergizeinitiatepowerset offstartswitch ontriggertrip

   الأضدادdeactivatedisengagehaltstop

2. To motivate or spur into actionC1formal

   To cause someone to act in a particular way; to motivate.

   الحث على الفعل

   • He was actuated by a strong sense of justice.
   • What actuates people to volunteer their time?
   • The desire for recognition actuated her to work harder.

   المرادفاتdriveimpelincitemotivatemoveprodpromptspurstimulateurge

   الأضدادdeterdiscouragedissuadeinhibit