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Verb
▲
To set up or establish
institute
begin
launch
establish
inaugurate
open
pioneer
instigate
originate
start
commence
introduce
instalUK
installUS
instate
enact
organiseUK
organizeUS
usher in
actuate
induct
trigger
constitute
found
activate
innovate
intro
plant
set up
bring about
kick-start
put in
put in place
set in motion
start up
bring into being
commence on
kick off
put in motion
set off
start off
embark on
enter into
get going on
get under way
set about
start the ball rolling
take up
trigger off
get ball rolling
lay the cornerstone of
make up
set going
sow the seeds of
take action on
come out with
come up with
dream up
get cracking on
lay the foundations of
break the ice on
set the ball rolling on
get feet wet
lay the first stone of
more ❯
“Authorities would initiate an investigation into the activities of the organization.”
Verb
▲
To inaugurate into an office or an organization, especially cermonially
induct
instate
introduce
invest
admit
enlist
enrollUS
enrolUK
ordain
recruit
convert
register
baptiseUK
baptizeUS
establish
incorporate
seat
catechize
instalUK
installUS
sign up
swear in
inaugurate
indoctrinate
allow
swear
draftUS
admit to
educate
allow into
more ❯
“Tom's wife would help to initiate him into a colorful cult that believed in deities from outer space.”
Verb
▲
To cause to be acquainted with something
introduce
acquaint
orient
accustom
familiariseUK
familiarizeUS
inculcate
indoctrinate
orientate
present
brief
coach
edify
enlighten
inform
instruct
teach
train
tutor
acquaint with
familiarize with
teach about
ground in
instruct in
prime in
tutor in
coach in
school in
show the ropes
train in
drill in
make aware of
make conversant with
break someone in
more ❯
“English teacher John Keating would initiate his students into a mesmerizing world of individuality.”
Verb
▲
(lead to) To culminate or result in a particular event or consequence
lead
result in
cause
bring on
bring about
give rise to
produce
effect
create
engender
generate
trigger
promote
advance
be conducive to
precipitate
prompt
contribute to
further
hasten
accelerate
provoke
quicken
occasion
push forward
expedite
speed up
induce
stir up
spark off
stimulate
help
set off
add to
call forth
spur
instigate
beget
set in motion
put in motion
touch off
trigger off
drive
necessitate
be the cause of
invite
contribute
foment
make happen
risk
arouse
be instrumental in
elicit
bring to pass
catalyseUK
catalyzeUS
entail
have a hand in
effectuate
end in
have a part in
rouse
conduce to
cultivate
excite
foster
incite
involve
be at the bottom of
conduce
cost
enkindle
negotiate
follow through with
compass
prosecute
apply
put through
bring to fruition
clinch
put into action
observe
reach
put into effect
score
earn
put into practice
arrange
meet
gain
acquire
land
perfect
exercise
win
impose
deliver on
net
go through with
frame
make good on
transact
work out
follow through on
put into operation
live up to
follow
make real
deliver
employ
capture
act upon
exert
wangle
get done
swing
deal with
bag
satisfy
take care of
manoeuvreUK
inflict
maneuverUS
make it
succeed
get there
sew up
plan
chalk up
arrive at
bring in
undertake
bring into play
bring to bear
be true to
keep
devise
materializeUS
get
act on
honorUS
obey
fetch
scheme
concoct
operate
use
dispatch
hit
determine
materialiseUK
take
strike
construct
fill
sort out
formulate
honourUK
reap
seize
authoriseUK
garner
authorizeUS
handle
have
take care of business
find
carry
snag
pull something off
comply with
put in force
obtain
adhere to
abide by
conform to
turn
clock up
notch up
project
bring to completion
settle
wrap up
do justice to
act in accordance with
make use of
be faithful to
reify
incarnate
pursue
return
resolve
broker
decree
provide
bestow
plot
actionize
afford
utiliseUK
exploit
utilizeUS
exact
thrash out
draftUS
direct
supply
engage
tackle
follow up on
ply
manipulate
mastermind
stage
make concrete
design
orchestrate
work on
pass
action
heed
concert
finagle
pull
tender
confirm
stage-manage
conquer
carry to completion
machinate
finesse
decide on
grasp
serve
nail
serve out
force
deal out
conceive
reach an agreement on
inherit
deliver the goods
refine
acquit oneself of
dispose of
avail oneself of
put on
tap
invent
draughtUK
come through
survive
be guilty of
keep to
process
rig
come by
crown
put over
angle
jockey
make good
do the trick
put to work
put to use
be to blame for
gather
polish off
derive
pull in
rake in
pay out
finish off
be true
be faithful
annexUS
nail it
rack up
round off
top off
drum up
fashion
come up with
pick up
play games
keep faith with
capitalize on
knock down
put forth
make the grade
play on
see through
make it through
cop
come into possession of
wrangle
scrape together
make short work of
be as good as
pull down
make the most of
stand by
bring home the bacon
stick to
put the finishing touches to
annexeUK
put the final touches to
get through
lay out
hit upon
undergo
acquit
put something into effect
call on
turn to
look to
transgress
wax
exhibit
mediate
press
make work
grow into
start in on
take action on
objectify
require
go through
extract
source
regulate
enable
gain fulfillment
fulfill your potential
bear out
do proud
put screws to
run into
be behind
legislate
declare
tick
assume
dawn
spring
break
appear
arise
commence
polish
reach the summit of
put finishing touch on
idealiseUK
bring to perfection
idealizeUS
take from
up and do
resort to
rely on
cap
elaborate
cogitate
engineer a way
shift
work it
swing it
find a way
follow up
follow out
follow through
provide the means for
represent
portray
symbolizeUS
wind up
be engaged in
reorganiseUK
reorganizeUS
corporealize
bring into effect
blueprint
have recourse to
fall back on
be inspired by
go that route
merit
justify
deserve
be done with
agree on
summon
magic
ratify
sanction
symboliseUK
set in
warrant
run with the ball
do to a turn
pay
manufacture
fabricate
get out of the way
accrue
make a reality
unleash
furnish
wrest
take over
draw up
wage
proclaim
lay down
approve
respect
uphold
proffer
vent
bring to life
give life
chart
accommodate
make something appear
produce as if by magic
dismiss
come into
accede to
be elevated to
wield
come to have
bring home
clean up
scare up
make fast buck
be in line for
bring home the groceries
be deserving of
hustle
pay one's dues
be entitled to
be worthy of
be gainfully employed
have a right to
make it big
eke out
profit
sock
answer
redeem
acknowledge
adopt
offer
blossom
admit
beam
hammer something out
order
dictate
get someplace
latch onto
sketch out
set out
strategize
lay
sketch
lay plans
dope out
diagram
describe
block out
cast
delineate
trace
sanctify
harness
indulge
express
visit
fulfill one's potential
make hay
present
cut
push through
devour
put it over
put the tin lid on
do a bang-up job
do one proud
excogitate
improvise
ordain
intend
form a resolution about
come to terms about
haul in
sell for
gather in
give off
hack
coincide with
pay regard to
cooperate with
act according to
fall in with
cohere with
measure up to
tally with
pass muster
agree to
check with
assent to
fill the bill
yield to
goose-step to
cope with
harmonize with
square with
be good enough
accommodate to
cut the mustard
match up to
submit to
be guided by
perform according to
be bound by
be heedful of
go along with
cater to
fit the bill
be in accordance with
respond to
be loyal to
chord with
gratify
hurry on
command
agree
deploy
eat up
scarf down
lay low
wreck
come to a decision on
mete out
come to a satisfactory conclusion on
play out
grab
purchase
trump up
vamp
forge
becast
make up
vamp up
bid
close
seal
glean
access
buy
throw together
cast about
prepare
transform
treat
lay on
wish
want
pocket
nab
retrieve
collect
receive
be given
do the job
sail through
bargain
get at
save
get one's hands on
blag
recover
hoard
schlenter
get your hands on
scrape up
salvage
occupy
beg borrow or steal
get hold of
lay up
lay hold of
corral
gobble up
convert
earn wings
insist
demand
request
enjoin
will
force upon
give vent to
approach
attempt
work at
set about
devote oneself to
go about
be employed
occupy oneself with
get on with
get busy with
choose
rule
figure
control
do to a T
see to
make ready
alter
call upon
give free rein to
opt
name
decide
call into play
avail yourself of
choose to do
transition
adjust
optimiseUK
change
optimizeUS
vary
metamorphose
adapt
act with
attend to
recondition
redress
repair
perform on
choreograph
mobilizeUS
mount
superintend
settle on
settle upon
encompass
coordinate
hammer out
reach terms on
come to terms on
tie up
put together
con
doctor
scam
supervise
mobiliseUK
cook
upstage
shake hands on
button up
set the seal on
pull strings
pull wires
fix up
put one on
put one over
more ❯
Verb
▲
To crown king, to make (a person) king
king
crown
enthrone
aggrandize
venerate
dignify
honourUK
honorUS
instalUK
installUS
inaugurate
invest
ennoble
induct
instate
ordain
canoniseUK
canonizeUS
deify
exalt
elevate
glorify
establish
consummate
coronate
swear in
authorizeUS
enable
commission
sanction
magnify
upgrade
enhance
ensky
enshrine
distinguish
promote
advance
add lustre to
add dignity to
add distinction to
make lofty
bestow honour on
grace
prefer
improve the status of
give a higher rank
favourUK
favorUS
uprear
sublime
laureate
boost
improve the standing of
lift
sublimate
further
augment
appoint
improve
hoist
increase
build up
give advancement to
step up
move up
put up
improve the position of
move up the ladder
raise high
give promotion
give advancement
kick upstairs
lionizeUS
lioniseUK
lord
praise
more ❯
Verb
▲
To put forward for discussion or consideration
place
raise
bring up
discuss
broach
present
propose
introduce
put forward
refer
submit
allude to
mention
moot
promote
speak of
suggest
talk about
talk of
touch on
advance
establish
hint at
offer
point out
raise a subject
tender
ventilate
move
prefer
refer to
note
call attention to
advert to
comment on
instance
quote
speak about
make mention of
specify
make reference to
touch upon
name
invoke
detail
notice
treat
tell of
remark on
make known
deal with
reveal
divulge
recount
intimate
acknowledge
impart
drop
point to
cover
allude
disclose
report
air
communicate
indicate
reference
point
let someone know of
make allusions to
bring in
direct attention to
let anyone know of
go into
speak briefly of
let on about
utter
say
address
explore
breathe a word of
throw out
let out
show off
canvas
canvass
argue
give
exchange views on
deliberate about
exchange views about
confer about
speak
talk through
converse about
talk over
relate
approach
open
identify
itemizeUS
exemplify
list
enumerate
interject
enter on
interpose
embark on
attest to
spell out
recall
recollect
itemiseUK
proclaim
interpolate
go over
touch
open up
raise subject
try out
raise the subject of
write about
give as an example
insert
treat of
pass comment on
remark
say something about
acquaint
infer
more ❯
Verb
▲
To insert or introduce
intromit
accept
bless
buy
concede
enter
entertain
grant
harborUS
harbourUK
house
introduce
let
lodge
okay
permit
receive
shelter
sign
suffer
take
be big on
give access
give the nod
give thumbs up
let in
sign off on
take in
welcome
allow
adopt
integrate
accommodate
embrace
hail
invite in
bring in
countenance
give a hero's welcome
roll out the red carpet
receive gladly
care for
offer friendship to
OK
say hello to
receive favourably
more ❯
Verb
▲
To provide with a dower
endow
finance
fund
subsidiseUK
subsidizeUS
establish
bankroll
capitaliseUK
capitalizeUS
create
institute
pay for
stake
start
underwrite
set up
support financially
bequeath money for
donate money for
give money towards
leave money for
provide capital for
settle money on
bring into being
chip in for
cough up for
fork out for
put in place
shell out for
ante up for
kick in for
pitch in for
pony up for
stump up for
more ❯
Verb
▲
Put into effect
invoke
cite
use
adduce
apply
implement
instance
mention
name
evidence
quote
specify
enforce
execute
launch
refer
refer to
resort to
run
turn to
allude to
bring up
call in
call into use
have recourse to
put into use
put into effect
make reference to
touch on
note
reveal
designate
divulge
declare
remark on
make known
show
impart
tell of
disclose
acknowledge
intimate
communicate
highlight
report
spotlight
emphasizeUS
point at
emphasiseUK
say
utter
propound
denote
let on about
remind of
let anyone know of
show us
tell us
define
cover
address
air
remark
let someone know of
bring in
pick up on
flag
speak briefly of
reproduce
throw out
let out
show off
breathe a word of
urge
prove
affirm
assign
table
illustrate
bring forward
explore
put up
go over
touch
canvass
argue
canvas
ventilate
speak
come up with
exchange views on
deliberate about
exchange views about
talk through
talk over
confer about
converse about
point something out
express
articulate
convey
pass comment on
say something about
underline
exclaim
publicizeUS
enunciate
pronounce
verbalizeUS
voice
outline
vent
relay
mouth
announce
verbaliseUK
publiciseUK
get across
let on
give utterance to
put into words
put forth
pass on
come out with
give voice to
put across
stipulate
acquaint
infer
particularizeUS
describe
frame
catalogueUK
lay down
individualizeUS
prescribe
set out
draw up
ordain
order
set down
individuate
command
fix
require
specificate
explicitizeUS
set
particulariseUK
specificize
individualiseUK
inventory
catalogUS
peg
agree
explicitiseUK
settle
precise
postulate
specializeUS
tab
limit
tag
specialiseUK
establish
blueprint
condition
slot
make
determine
put down
pin down
show clearly
tick off
insist on
button down
be specific
draw a picture
be specific about
put finger on
go into detail
get to the point
come to the point
more ❯
Verb
▲
To expel or discharge, typically gas or light
emanate
emit
radiate
discharge
exhale
exude
give out
issue
send out
cast
evolve
expel
expire
irradiate
release
shoot
spread
throw out
vent
disgorge
distillUS
distilUK
birth
egress
exit
give off
ooze
pour out
rise
send forth
more ❯
Noun
▲
A person who has been initiated into an organization or activity
newcomer
novice
beginner
pupil
apprentice
inductee
learner
member
trainee
neophyte
probationer
tyro
amateur
convert
novitiate
recruit
starter
student
entrant
newbie
postulant
rookie
freshman
greenhorn
new boy
newie
pledge
pledgee
proselyte
new recruit
new girl
new member
raw recruit
new kid
new kid on the block
youngster
undergraduate
nubcake
nub
dabbler
frosh
undergrad
freshman/woman
lad
first-year student
underclassman
puppy
whippersnapper
stripling
filly
heel
intern
flunky
foal
sapling
youngling
yearling
old hand
young horse
new kid on block
more ❯
“A student on my campus is rumored to have become an initiate of a clandestine society.”
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