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
  • His campaign is trying to stamp out the stigma that surrounds an HIV diagnosis and educate people about the basics, such as how the virus can't be spread through touching or sharing food.
    — Betsy Joles, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
  • My main goal is to educate and try and help clarify any confusion.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of educate
Verb
  • The episode went viral and prompted debate about the growing presence of content creators at sporting events — and whether newcomers are being adequately schooled in tennis’ distinct etiquette.
    — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Although Jawbreaker killed the teen dream in 1999, Rebecca Gayheart is returning to her breakout teen cult classic to school a whole new generation of mean girls.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of school
Verb
  • With that, Kyle gives Oleksa a phone and instructs her to Signal chat all the info on Belarus safehouse locations, and the hunt is on.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The agency instructed them to hold Morales García and another passenger, according to the lawsuit, and Morales García was booked into the Gillespie County Jail.
    — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of instruct
Verb
  • This week provides a major test for Houser and the offense with defending ACC champ Duke and defensive guru Manny Diaz coming to Champaign.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • That program, run by the drug’s maker, Revolution Medicines, had been set up to provide access to the drug before it had been approved by regulators.
    — Angus Chen, STAT, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of provide
Verb
  • Rather than presenting Zumthor’s work through drawings or conventional architectural documentation, Wenders trains his camera on the people who encounter, inhabit and build these spaces, letting the buildings unfold from the inside.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Serving fewer types of clients gave us clearer marketing, better systems and a practical way to train people.
    — Nicholas Cormier, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of train
Verb
  • In late summer, when almond husks split open, workers at Creekside Farming in Madera gear up machinery to shake the trees.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Wealth has flooded the area as startups like Anthropic and OpenAI gear up for public offerings.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of gear up
Verb
  • The aforementioned Jennifer contributed meatballs, their mom helmed the antipasti station, Raf’s supplied the tiramisù.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • New Zealand supplies more than half of China's dairy imports, a dominance built under a bilateral trade agreement since 2008, that later granted duty-free access for all its dairy products in 2024.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of supply
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