sevk

Meaning

1. The act of sending, consignment, dispatch.
2. The act of compelling to move, propulsion, impulse.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsevc/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سوق (sevk, “a driving, urging, sending, an inciting”), from Arabic سَوْق (sawq, “driving, mobilization”), verbal noun of سَاقَ (sāqa, “to drive, to conscript, to pilot”).

Sentences

Anlamıyordum, bu adamları , bunları yapmaya sevk eden saikler nedir ?

I didn't understand, what are the motives that led these men to do these things?

Peki Brüksel'den gelen olumsuz haberler yerel siyasileri harekete sevk edecek mi ?

Will the negative news from Brussels galvanise local politicians into action?