lead off
1. teach immoral behavior to (Freq. 1)
- It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits
• Syn:
lead astray
• Hypernyms:
corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise,
debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. 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
• Syn:
begin, start, commence
• Ant:
end (for: begin)
• Derivationally related forms:
commencement (for: commence), start (for: start), beginner (for: begin), beginning (for: begin)
• Hyponyms:
jumpstart, jump-start, recommence, inaugurate, usher in,
introduce, set off, start, start up, embark on, commence
• Verb Group:
begin
• Cause:
begin, start
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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