actionizev.
/ˈakʃənʌɪz/, /ˈakʃn̩ʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈækʃəˌnaɪz/ 1. transitive. To act upon; to put into action.
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1614 T. Freeman Rubbe & Great Cast sig. H3 Besse doth Actionize her husbands Crowne, And trimming his head proues she trimmes her owne.
1958 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 28 May 18/2 Actionize your thinking with a positive mental attitude.
1966 Lebanon (Pa.) Daily News 26 Nov. 12/7 Our goal to actionize teenagers for Christ in order that the ideals of young people may be centered around Him.
2006 Grocery Headquarters (Nexis) Sept. 97 Retailers can go back to the basics by gathering smart data and pushing so it gets ‘actionized’.
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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > carry on or institute (an action) [verb (transitive)] > sue or institute action against
pleada1325
implead1387
follow1389
pursue1454
process1493
to put in suit1495
to call (a person) unto the law?a1513
sue1526
suit1560
prosecute1579
to fetch a person over the hips1587
trounce1638
law1647
prosecute1656
action1734
to fetch law of1832
court1847
chicane1865
actionize1871
run1891
1871 C. Reade in Dark Blue Dec. 467 ‘My dear sir,’ replied the lawyer, ‘you have the power of actionising these people for conspiracy.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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