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commence collapse

begin collapse: Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992); 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"; begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began; begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"; achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative; "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war"; begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade"; 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"; have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"; have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month"; be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series; "The number `one' begins the sequence"; "A terrible murder begins the novel"; "The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester"

set sail collapse

dive into collapse

embark collapse: set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career"; go on board

pitch in collapse: eat heartily; "The food was placed on the table and the children pitched in"

set about collapse: begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

fall to collapse

blast off collapse: launch with great force; "the rockets were blasted off"

kick off collapse

institute collapse: an association organized to promote art or science or education; advance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings"

turn to collapse: direct one's interest or attention towards; go into; "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"; "People turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium"

set in collapse: become established; "winter has set in"; enter a particular state; "Laziness set in"; "After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in"; blow toward the shore; "That gale could set in on us with the next high tide"

undertake collapse: promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners"; enter upon an activity or enterprise; accept as a charge; accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"

attempt collapse: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

get to collapse: arrive at the point of; "She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long"

approximate collapse: located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"; very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"; not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"; be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"

preface collapse

dawn collapse: the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"; the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"; an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"; become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"; appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned"

sprout collapse: a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed); any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year"

originate collapse: bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"; come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"; begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta"

plunge into collapse

set to collapse

resume collapse: take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations"; return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"; assume anew; "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties"

introduce collapse: put before (a body); "introduce legislation"; cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"; bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.; bring in or establish in a new place or environment; "introduce a rule"; "introduce exotic fruits"; bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced"

launch collapse: a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck; smoothen the surface of; "launch plaster"; propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"; get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"; launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; "launch a ship"

send off collapse

organize collapse: bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?"; arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"; cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea

set out collapse

excite collapse: produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons"; raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms"; arouse or elicit a feeling

initiate collapse: people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"; someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field; take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"; accept young people into society, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"

arise collapse: result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"; rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"; originate or come into being; "a question arose"

found collapse: food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found"; come upon unexpectedly or after searching; "found art"; "the lost-and-found department"

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