boot (up)

verb

Definition of boot (up)next
as in to prime

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boot (up)
  1. prime
  2. educate
  3. school
  4. instruct
  5. provide
  6. train
  7. gear up
  8. supply
Verb
  • Once people are primed to see isolated criminal acts as collective proof, punitive policy can begin to sound like common sense rather than ideology.
    — Donathan L. Brown, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • Activation requires the techniques of reminding, priming, and reinforcing.
    — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of prime
Verb
  • The American research university has earned an extraordinary degree of autonomy because society has historically trusted universities to pursue knowledge, educate citizens and serve the public good with integrity.
    — David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Universities educate the next generation of scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs.
    — H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of educate
Verb
  • While access to schooling for girls was severely limited in 2001, by 2021 nearly 1 million girls were enrolled in secondary education.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Nixon had a rough Friday at Green Bay’s Family Night, getting schooled repeatedly by Matthew Golden during 1-on-1 drills.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of school
Verb
  • Around the age of 10 I was enrolled in a community art class where, on the first day, we were instructed to sketch a bowl of fruit placed on a table in front of us.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The man composes his responses with the help of a manual that instructs him on which incoming string of Chinese characters should be answered with which other string of Chinese characters.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of instruct
Verb
  • The organization is also providing feminine hygiene products as well.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In response to a Herald inquiry, Borghesani provided the 12 months of spending for Hayden’s personal p-card.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of provide
Verb
  • In Paris at the European championships, the corresponding major event across the pond, Italy’s Sara Curtis, who also trains at the University of Virginia, broke the three-year-old 50-meter backstroke mark.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Hernández-Pérez told CNN that the dogs had to be specially selected and trained in order to take part.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of train
Verb
  • Hamilton’s challenge to Marshall could draw national attention as Republicans gear up for a potentially tortuous midterm election cycle amid a bitter fight for seats in Congress.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Many of the players and coaches who now gear up to represent the USA have spent years playing with, against and learning from one another in different capacities.
    — Ava DiCecca, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2026
Definition of gear up
Verb
  • Trade data show China has fully transitioned from providing mostly low cost manufacturing to supplying vital machinery and components for advanced manufacturing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The supply hub will initially support the 100-truck logistics fleet while also supplying industrial customers, utilities, transportation operators, energy infrastructure projects, and data centers across the Gulf Coast.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of supply
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