146 entries under initiate topic. ×

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activate(verb, make, cause, start, produce)
4
embark(verb, start, leave, establish, create)
4
generate(verb, make, cause, start, produce)
4
institute(verb, make, start, raise, leave)
3
bow(verb, start, establish, create)
3
break the seal(expression, idiom, start, begin)
3
dedicate(verb, surrender, introduce, spend)
3
embark on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, start)
3
enter upon(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, start)
3
get under way(verb, expression, idiom, start, leave)
3
leave(verb, establish, create, issue)
3
make(verb, go, cover, run, cause)
3
raise the curtain(verb, expression, idiom, start)
3
set out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, show, present)
3
turn on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, leave, establish)
2
appear(verb, show, start, join, leave)
2
arise(verb, start, leave, establish, create)
2
arrange(verb, make, set, cover, show)
2
break in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, clear)
2
break the ice(verb, expression, idiom, make, cause)
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