施(ほどこ)すto give (time, money, goods), to donate, to do, to perform, to conduct, to apply (processing, makeup, etc.), to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation), to sow, to seed, to scatter (e.g. fertilizer), to sprinkle, to spread far and wide

政府(せいふ)が経済(けいざい)政策(せいさく)を施(ほどこ)しました。

The government applied economic policies. {to give (time, money, goods), to donate, to do, to perform, to conduct, to apply (processing, makeup, etc.), to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation), to sow, to seed, to scatter (e.g. fertilizer), to sprinkle, to spread far and wide}

戦争(せんそう)から逃(に)げてきた人(ひと)たちにスープを施(ほどこ)す。

To give soup to the people who have fled from the war. {to give (time, money, goods), to donate, to do, to perform, to conduct, to apply (processing, makeup, etc.), to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation), to sow, to seed, to scatter (e.g. fertilizer), to sprinkle, to spread far and wide}

この靴(くつ)には撥水(はっすい)加工(かこう)が施(ほどこ)されているので、水(みず)が染(し)みません。

These shoes have a water repellent added to them, so water doesn't seep in. {to give (time, money, goods), to donate, to do, to perform, to conduct, to apply (processing, makeup, etc.), to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation), to sow, to seed, to scatter (e.g. fertilizer), to sprinkle, to spread far and wide}

私(わたし)は医師(いし)として20年(ねん)にわたって市民(しみん)に医療(いりょう)を施(ほどこ)してきました。

I have been providing medical care to citizens for over 20 years as a doctor. {to give (time, money, goods), to donate, to do, to perform, to conduct, to apply (processing, makeup, etc.), to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation), to sow, to seed, to scatter (e.g. fertilizer), to sprinkle, to spread far and wide}

年々(ねんねん)寒(さむ)さが厳(きび)しくなる傾向(けいこう)に伴(ともな)って家(いえ)に床(ゆか)暖房(だんぼう)を施(ほどこ)す家庭(かてい)が増(ふ)えてきた。

As the coldness becomes more severe year by year, there has been an increase in the number of households that install floor heating in their homes. {to give (time, money, goods), to donate, to do, to perform, to conduct, to apply (processing, makeup, etc.), to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation), to sow, to seed, to scatter (e.g. fertilizer), to sprinkle, to spread far and wide}