1to apply to
2to put into (practice etc)
3to put to (a test, a vote etc)
Examples
xiǎng想dōng东xiǎng想xī西ér而bú不fù zhū付诸xíng dòng行动děng yú等于làng fèi浪费shēng mìng生命。
想东想西而不付诸行动等于浪费生命。
Thinking without acting is a waste of life.
做计划是一码事，付诸实践是另一码事。
It's one thing to make plans, but quite another to carry them out.