побужда́ть — meaning in English
pobuzhdat
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English meaning
- bestir verb To make someone move quickly and energetically.
- foment verb To stir up trouble or push people towards taking action, often unrest.
- impel verb To push someone strongly to do something, driven by their own inner motivation.
- induce verb To persuade or influence someone to do something.
- prod verb To poke someone or something, usually with a finger or pointed object.
- prompt adj Done quickly, without delay.
- spur noun A spiked device worn on a rider's boot heel to urge a horse forward.
- urge noun A strong impulse or desire to do something.
Senses
побужда́ть is used for these senses in English:
- foment (transitive) To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
- impel (transitive) To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
- incent (transitive, US) To provide an incentive to (a person or organization).
- induce (transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to.
- prod (transitive) To poke, to push, to touch.
- prod (transitive, informal) To encourage, to prompt.
- spur (transitive) To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object
- urge (transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
bestir — full definition
- verb To make someone move quickly and energetically.
- verb To make yourself become active or get moving, especially after being still.
foment — full definition
- verb To stir up trouble or push people towards taking action, often unrest.
- verb (dated) To treat a part of the body by bathing it, or by applying a warm, moist dressing.
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