"actuate" in German to actuate anwerfen in Gang bringen betätigen auslösen drücken Detailed translations for "actuate" to actuate to actuate anwerfen to actuate(also: to get sth. going, to get sth. under way, to get sth. in operation, to get sth. off the ground) in Gang bringen{transitive verb} to actuate betätigen to actuate(also: to release, to spark off, to evoke sth. in sb.) auslösen to actuate(also: to press, to push, to strike) drücken{transitive verb}