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| 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: | initiate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start, introduce |
| Synonyms: | admit, begin, break the ice, come out with, come up with, commence, dream up, enter, get ball rolling, get feet wet, get under way, inaugurate, induct, install, instate, institute, intro, invest, kick off, launch, make up, open, originate, pioneer, set in motion, set up, take in, take up, trigger, usher in |
| Antonyms: | close, conclude, end, finish, terminate |
| Main Entry: | proceed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | physically or mentally carry on, carry out |
| Synonyms: | advance, continue, fare, get, get going, get on with, get under way, go ahead, go on, hie, journey, make a start, march, move on, move out, pass, press on, progress, push on, repair, set in motion, travel, wend |
| Notes: | precede means to be earlier in time or come before, while proceed means to continue with one's activities or to follow a procedure or take a course |
| Antonyms: | cease, halt, stop, wait |
| Main Entry: | sail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | travel through water, air; glide |
| Synonyms: | boat, captain, cast anchor, cast off, cross, cruise, dart, drift, embark, flit, float, fly, get under way, leave, make headway, motor, move, navigate, pilot, put to sea, reach, run, scud, set sail, shoot, skim, skipper, skirr, soar, steer, sweep, tack, voyage, weigh anchor, wing |
| Main Entry: | send |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | transmit, transfer through a system |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, address, advance, assign, broadcast, cast, circulate, commission, commit, communicate, consign, convey, delegate, deliver, detail, direct, dispatch, drop, emit, expedite, express, fire, fling, forward, freight, get under way, give off, grant, hasten, hurl, hurry off, impart, issue, let fly, mail, post, propel, put out, radiate, relay, remit, route, rush off, ship, shoot, televise, troll, wire |
| Antonyms: | receive |
| Main Entry: | speed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move along quickly |
| Synonyms: | advance, aid, assist, barrel, belt, bomb, boost, bowl over, career, cover ground, cut along, dispatch, expedite, facilitate, flash, fly, further, gallop, gather momentum, gear up, get a move on, get moving, get under way, go all out, go fast, go like the wind, hasten, help, hightail, hurry, impel, lose no time, make haste, open up throttle, press on, promote, quicken, race, ride, run, rush, sail, spring, step on it, tear, urge, whiz, zoom |
| Notes: | speed is the distance an object travels during a unit of time; velocity is the distance an object travels in a specified direction during a unit of time |
| Antonyms: | delay, halt, slow |
| Main Entry: | start |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin; come into existence |
| Synonyms: | activate, appear, arise, arouse, come into being, commence, create, depart, embark, engender, enter upon, establish, found, get going, get under way, go ahead, hit the road, inaugurate, incite, initiate, instigate, institute, introduce, issue, launch, lay foundation, leave, light, make a beginning, open, originate, pioneer, rise, rouse, sally forth, see light, set in motion, set out, set up, spring, take first step, take the plunge, turn on |
| Antonyms: | complete, conclude, die, end, finish, stop |
| Main Entry: | strike out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave to begin new venture |
| Synonyms: | bear, begin, get under way, head, initiate, light out, make, set out, start, start out, take off |
| Antonyms: | remain, stay |
| Main Entry: | instate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | initiate |
| Synonyms: | admit, begin, break the ice, come out with, come up with, commence, dream up, enter, get ball rolling, get feet wet, get under way, inaugurate, induct, install, institute, intro, invest, kick off, launch, make up, open, originate, pioneer, set in motion, set up, take in, take up, trigger, usher in |
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