"put into practice" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-put into practice.ogg [Australia] Forms: puts into practice [present, singular, third-person], putting into practice [participle, present], put into practice [participle, past], put into practice [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> into practice}} put into practice (third-person singular simple present puts into practice, present participle putting into practice, simple past and past participle put into practice)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To make (something) a practical reality. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Synonyms: put into action, put in practice Translations (make something a practical reality): uvést do praxe [perfective] (Czech), in praktijk zetten (Dutch), panna täytäntöön (Finnish), mettre en pratique (French), in die Tat umsetzen (German), mettere in pratica (Italian), wprowadzać w życie [imperfective] (Polish), wprowadzić w życie [perfective] (Polish), นำไปปฏิบัติ (Thai)

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