bring into action

bring someone or something into action

to activate someone or something; to cause someone or something to function as intended. The threats brought the police into action. A kick in the side brought the television set into action.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dalitso	dah-LEE-tso	Southern African, Chewa
Stefania	ste-FAH-nyah (Italian), ste-FAHN-yah (Polish)	Italian, Polish
Trefor	-	Welsh
Isabelle	ee-za-BEL (French), IZ-ə-bel (English), ee-sah-BEL-lə (Dutch)	French, English, German, Dutch
Reneer	rə-NAYR	Limburgish
Moses	MOZ-əs (English)	English, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Latin