podstaći

1. (a person) to encourage; to urge; to spur
   Nastavnica ga je podstakla da upiše fakultet. — His teacher encouraged him to enroll at university.
   Šta te je podstaklo na tu odluku? — What prompted you to make that decision?
2. (of a process) to stimulate; to boost
   Nove mere treba da podstaknu zapošljavanje mladih. — The new measures should boost youth employment.

Used as podstaći koga na nešto or podstaći koga da + verb; imperfective is podsticati.