| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come into being; become functional |
| Synonyms: | appear, arise, be born, bud, come forth, come into existence, come out, commence, crop up, dawn, derive from, emanate, emerge, enter, germinate, get going, get show on road, get under way, grow out of, happen, issue forth, kick off, make tick, occur, originate, proceed from, result from, rise, sail, send off, set, spring, sprout, start, stem from, take off |
| Antonyms: | die, end |
| Main Entry: | launch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin, initiate |
| Synonyms: | bow, break the ice, break the seal, commence, embark upon, get show on road, inaugurate, instigate, institute, introduce, jump, kick off, open, originate, set going, start, start ball rolling, usher in |
| Antonyms: | cease, end, finish, stop |