Spodbuditi

Spodbuditi is a Slovenian verb meaning to encourage, stimulate, or spur someone to take a specific action. It is used transitively; a person or group is the direct object, and the action is typically indicated by an infinitive clause or a following phrase such as k dejanju (to act).

The sense is that of giving a push or incentive to act, rather than providing long-term support. It is commonly used in education, policy-making, business, and social initiatives to describe inducements or prompts for action. The imperfective forms express ongoing or repeated encouragement, while spodbuditi denotes a single act of prompting.

Examples: Spodbudili so učence, naj preberejo esej. Novi državni ukrepi so spodbudili raziskovanje na področju obnovljivih virov.