| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To take upon oneself: assume, incur, shoulder, tackle, take on, take over. See ACCEPT. 2. To assume an obligation: contract, engage, pledge, promise. See AGREE, OBLIGATION. 3. To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, take up. Informal : kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See START.
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