lead-off

Verbs

  • (v) teach immoral behavior to
    • It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits
    lead astray,
  • (v) 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
    commence, start, begin,

Synonyms

lead astray commence start begin

Antonyms

terminate end

Words of close approximity

lead on
lead ore