INITIALISE Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word initialise. (close relations)
initialised
Best Alternative Words for INITIALISE
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| activate | verbv | |||||||
verb • put in motion or move to act • make active or more active • make more adsorptive • aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter • make (substances) radioactive | ||||||||
| begin | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
noun • 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) verb • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action • have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense • set in motion, cause to start • begin to speak or say • be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series • have a beginning, of a temporal event • have a beginning characterized in some specified way • begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object • achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative • begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language | ||||||||
| commence | verbv | |||||||
verb • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action • set in motion, cause to start • get off the ground | ||||||||
| inaugurate | verbv | |||||||
verb • commence officially • open ceremoniously or dedicate formally • be a precursor of | ||||||||
| launch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck • the act of propelling with force verb • set up or found • propel with force • launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage • begin with vigor • get going; give impetus to • smoothen the surface of | ||||||||
| start | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||||
noun • the beginning of anything • the time at which something is supposed to begin • a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning) • a sudden involuntary movement • the act of starting something • a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game • a signal to begin (as in a race) • the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race) verb • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action • set in motion, cause to start • depart for someplace • have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense • bring into being • get off the ground • move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm • get going or set in motion • begin or set in motion • begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job • play in the starting lineup • have a beginning characterized in some specified way • begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object • bulge outward | ||||||||
| initialize | verbv | |||||||
verb • assign an initial value to a computer program • divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data | ||||||||
| format | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) • the general appearance of a publication verb • set (printed matter) into a specific format • determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science) • divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data | ||||||||
