S: (n) listening, hearing (the act of hearing attentively) "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing"
W: (v) actuate [Related to: act] (give an incentive for action) "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
W: (v) actuate [Related to: act] (put in motion or move to act) "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
W: (v) act [Related to: act] (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)) "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"