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Verbs (15)

v. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

start, commence, cause to start, set in motion

v. set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"

start, commence, set about, set out, start out

v. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

start, commence, start up, embark on, get off the ground

v. get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

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Fuzzynyms (156)

launch, run, start, execute a program

v. to execute a program or a command

start, initiate, originate

v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

start, begin, commence, start up, embark on, get off the ground

start, begin, commence, cause to start, set in motion

v. set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"

start, begin, commence, set about, set out, start out

start, begin

v. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

launch, run, start, execute a program

v. to execute a program or a command

start, initiate, originate

v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

start, begin, commence, start up, embark on, get off the ground

dawn, become light, grow light

v. become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"

appear, seem

v. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

rise, arise, get up, stand up, get to one's feet

v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

emerge

v. become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"

hit, strike

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

stretch, stretch out, unfold

v. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

implement, put through, carry out, follow through with, go through with

v. follow through with

activate, make more adsorptive

v. of metals

start, begin

v. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

launch, run, start, execute a program

v. to execute a program or a command

start, initiate, originate

v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

start, begin, commence, start up, embark on, get off the ground

dawn, become light, grow light

v. become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"

appear, seem

v. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

rise, arise, get up, stand up, get to one's feet

v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

emerge

v. become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"

hit, strike

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

stretch, stretch out, unfold

v. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

start, begin

v. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

launch, run, start, execute a program

v. to execute a program or a command

start, begin, commence, cause to start, set in motion

v. set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"

start, begin, commence, set about, set out, start out

brace, arouse, stimulate, energize, energise, perk up

v. cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

generate, bring forth, bring into being

v. bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"

start, initiate, originate

v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

move, prompt, incite, motivate

v. give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise, ideate, conceive of

v. have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"

hatch, think of, think up, concoct, dream up

v. devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"

cover, hatch, brood, incubate

v. sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"

produce, bring about, give rise to

v. cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"

propel, impel, move forward

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

go, proceed

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

spring

v. produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"

sire, mother, father, beget, engender, generate, bring forth

v. make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

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Antonyms (43)

finish, end, terminate

v. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

close, come to a close

v. come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"

end, terminate, bring to an end, cause to end

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

dissolve, break up

v. as of a marriage

v. finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"

v. complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"

finish, complete

v. come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours"

culminate

v. bring to a head or to the highest point; "Seurat culminated pointillism"

settle, resolve, decide

v. bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"

finish, end, stop, halt, cease, run out, terminate, come to an end, close over

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

find, conclude, bring to a close, come to a conclusion about

v. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"

climax, culminate

v. end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"

exit, go, die, decease, expire, pass away, perish, pip out

v. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"

v. finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"

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