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initiate
verb as in start, introduce
Weak matches
break the ice, come out with, come up with, dream up, get ball rolling, get feet wet, get under way, instate, kick off, make up, set in motion, take in, usher in
Example Sentences
Former President Trump says that if reelected, he will initiate the largest mass deportation of undocumented immigrants in history.
Control of the House gives a party the power to initiate spending legislation and launch impeachment proceedings against officials.
Squid Game’s Hwang hopes his candor over his own pay struggles will initiate that change.
"We were just about to initiate the work and unfortunately the changes to National Insurance in particular just tipped that balance so those stores will now not be opening."
This left Ariane's upper-stage unable to initiate the burn that was supposed to bring it out of orbit and also set up the final task of the mission – to jettison two re-entry capsules.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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