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as in startas in come into being; become functional

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begins

verb as in start

Strongest matches

  • commence
  • create
  • do
  • establish
  • found
  • go ahead
  • go into
  • inaugurate
  • initiate
  • introduce
  • launch
  • lead
  • make
  • open
  • prepare
  • produce
  • set up
  • undertake

Strong matches

  • activate
  • actualize
  • cause
  • drive
  • effect
  • eventuate
  • generate
  • impel
  • induce
  • instigate
  • institute
  • motivate
  • mount
  • occasion
  • originate
  • trigger

Weak matches

  • break ground
  • break the ice
  • bring about
  • bring to pass
  • embark on
  • enter on
  • enter upon
  • get going
  • give birth to
  • give impulse
  • lay foundation for
  • make active
  • plunge into
  • set about
  • set in motion

verb as in come into being; become functional

Strongest matches

  • appear
  • come out
  • commence
  • emerge
  • enter
  • happen
  • occur
  • rise
  • set
  • start
  • take off

Strong matches

  • arise
  • bud
  • dawn
  • emanate
  • germinate
  • originate
  • sail
  • spring
  • sprout

Weak matches

  • be born
  • come forth
  • come into existence
  • crop up
  • derive from
  • get going
  • get show on road
  • get under way
  • grow out of
  • issue forth
  • kick off
  • make tick
  • proceed from
  • result from
  • send off
  • stem from

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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