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initiate

Definition for initiate

verb as in start, introduce

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begin, commence, inaugurate, institute, launch, open, set up, take up, trigger

Strong matches

admit, enter, induct, install, intro, invest, originate, pioneer

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

verb as in teach

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brief, coach, edify, enlighten, familiarize, indoctrinate, induct, inform, instruct, invest, train

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Example Sentences

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No criminal investigation was initiated by Davis police.

From Los Angeles Times

National Crime Agency investigators had initiated a manhunt for Burton, who was living between the Netherlands and Spain after relocating from the UK in early 2021.

From BBC

“I can’t get them to initiate the money. It’s just a quagmire.”

From Salon

The law prohibits mortgage servicers from initiating a foreclosure or executing a foreclosure judgment or sale.

From Los Angeles Times

Ackerman can’t speak for past leadership, he said, but pointed to the amount of time infrastructure and transit plans can take to develop and initiate when considering funding and environmental reviews.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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