| VERB | social | lead off, lead astray | teach immoral behavior to |
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| change | lead off, begin, start, commence | set in motion, cause to start |
| Meaning | teach immoral behavior to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits" | |
| Synonym | lead astray | |
| Broader | corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality |
| Meaning | set in motion, cause to start. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | begin, start, commence | |
| Cause to | begin, start | Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense |
| Narrower | inaugurate, usher in, introduce | Be a precursor of |
| jumpstart, jump-start | start or re-start vigorously | |
| recommence | Cause to start anew | |
| set off | set in motion or cause to begin | |
| start, start up, embark on, commence | get off the ground | |
| Opposite | end, terminate | Bring to an end or halt |
| Similar to | begin | Have a beginning, of a temporal event |
| Spanish | arrancar, comenzar, empezar, estrenar, iniciar, originar, partir, principiar | |
| Catalan | començar, donar començament, estrenar, iniciar, originar | |
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