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undertake, set about, attempt

v. enter upon an activity or enterprise

set about, go about, approach

v. begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

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inaugurate, usher in, introduce

v. be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"

set up

v. begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.; "set up an election"

proceed, go

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

spring

v. develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak"

reach, get through, get hold of, contact

v. be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"

advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise, apprize

v. inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"

treat

v. regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke"

manage, deal, care, handle

v. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

address, accost, come up to

v. speak to someone

meet, get together, come together

v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

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avoid

v. stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"

misplace, mislay, lose

v. place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"

withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

retreat

v. move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

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