initiate
verb/ɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt/
Frequency rank: #5,750 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
To begin or start something.
Example sentence
She decided to initiate the project after getting approval from her manager.
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