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 move away from screens is part of a national conversation following the COVID-19 pandemic, during which schools were forced to rely on screens to educate students learning remotely.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Companies that invest in educating their communities earn lasting trust.
    — John Graham Harper, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of educate
Verb
  • The unit, known as the Unmanned Assault Battalion, was schooled in drone warfare and set to be used as a special group that could deploy anywhere drones were required.
    — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Now, admittedly, using End of Oak Street to try and school the Jurassic team is a bit rich.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of school
Verb
  • Prosecutors said the witness was not intending to be inflammatory and asked that the jury be instructed to dismiss the statements from Heilbrun on her religion.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The judge immediately called a sidebar and instructed the jury not to consider that question.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of instruct
Verb
  • The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore are seeking to pause an order requiring it to provide records in lawsuit with Inspector General while the city appeals.
    — Bridget Byrne, Baltimore Sun, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The explosions provide different interruptions, punctuating the moment as one of Keeley’s ideas plays out in real time.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of provide
Verb
  • That protein then trains the immune system to learn to attack cancer cells.
    — Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The tinted windows looked out onto the courts where Richardson trained some of the best young female players in the Rio Grande Valley, but the glass was one-way, and from outside, nothing that happened in the room was visible.
    — Molly Hensley-Clancy, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of train
Verb
  • Expectations are sky high at Gillette Stadium as the Patriots gear up for the start of their quest to get back to the Super Bowl.
    — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • As fashion apparel brands and retailers gear up for fall and the holiday shopping season, new data about consumers shows that the purchase decision is being influenced by a variety of factors.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of gear up
Verb
  • Salt vendors then bid to supply the salt, and municipalities buy at the winning bid price under that joint contract.
    — Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Water for the golf course is supplied by laser, effective in water-saving.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of supply
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