See actuate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "privestí v déjstvije",
"sense": "to activate; put into motion",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "привести́ в де́йствие"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to activate; put into motion",
"word": "accionar"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podbuždam kǎm dejstvie",
"sense": "to incite to action",
"word": "подбуждам към действие"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to incite to action",
"word": "podněcovat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to incite to action",
"word": "aanzetten"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to incite to action",
"word": "rakendama"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to incite to action",
"word": "kannustaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to incite to action",
"word": "motivoida"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to incite to action",
"word": "innostaa"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to incite to action",
"word": "antreiben"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to incite to action",
"word": "anstacheln"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to incite to action",
"word": "motivieren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to incite to action",
"word": "bewegen"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to incite to action",
"word": "stimulō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to incite to action",
"word": "acuō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to incite to action",
"word": "excitō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to incite to action",
"word": "incitō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to incite to action",
"word": "incendō"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to incite to action",
"word": "pobudzać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to incite to action",
"word": "estimular"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pobuždátʹ k déjstviju",
"sense": "to incite to action",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "побужда́ть к де́йствию"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pobudítʹ k déjstviju",
"sense": "to incite to action",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "побуди́ть к де́йствию"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to incite to action",
"word": "accionar"
}
],
"word": "actuate"
}
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