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attuare

implement

verb aht-too-AH-reh Less Common
People & Society Government

Origin: from atto, 'act', from Latin actus

Also means

carry out

Usage Note

Attuare is the formal word for putting a plan, law, or policy into effect, common in administrative language: attuare una riforma ('implement a reform'). Its reflexive attuarsi means 'to come about, materialize'. Note the double t.

Examples

"Il governo vuole attuare la riforma."

Natural Translation

The government wants to implement the reform.

Literal Translation

The government wants to-implement the reform.

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