| Main Entry: | |
| 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 |