| activate |
to initiate action in; make active. [1/6 definitions] |
| aggress |
to initiate an attack or quarrel; be the aggressor. |
| baptism |
any similar ceremony used to initiate or admit to membership. [1/2 definitions] |
| baptize |
to purify symbolically; initiate by purifying rite. [1/4 definitions] |
| capital letter |
a letter of the alphabet written or printed larger than and in a somewhat different form from its lower-case equivalent and used to designate a proper noun or initiate a sentence. |
| float |
to initiate (a business enterprise). [1/14 definitions] |
| fuel |
anything that serves to initiate, sustain, or intensify an action or feeling. [1/5 definitions] |
| inaugurate |
to start or initiate formally; introduce. [1/3 definitions] |
| induct |
to admit or bring in as a member; initiate. [1/3 definitions] |
| inductive |
serving to initiate or introduce; introductory. [1/4 definitions] |
| initiation |
a set of ceremonies or rituals used to formally initiate someone into a club or society. [1/2 definitions] |
| institute |
to initiate or begin. [1/5 definitions] |
| lead1 |
to initiate an action or activity (sometimes fol. by "off"). [1/20 definitions] |
| nuclear reactor |
any of several devices that initiate and control a nuclear fission chain reaction to produce energy and material used for experimental and medical purposes. |
| reinitiate |
combined form of initiate. |
| signal |
an understood gesture or other sign that is meant to initiate some action. [1/9 definitions] |