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LEAD UP
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
Example:
Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II
Synonyms:
initiate; lead up
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "lead up" is one way to...):
initiate; originate; start (bring into being)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
