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
  • If the polls are anything to go by, the 2024 presidential election is primed to be a very close contest between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The weightless product primes your skin, provides coverage, mattifies, and evens your skin tone.
    Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of prime
Verb
  • Lara wrote that football players were aware of the district’s policy because all students have been educated about hate speech.
    Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • While staff shortages pose an enormous challenge, school districts remain legally obligated–regardless of resources—to educate students with disabilities.
    Emily Harvey, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of educate
Verb
  • And so The Diplomat sets the stage for Wyler to be schooled, over and over, by Penn and her reactionary doctrine through the end of the season, a dynamic that with each scene reveals how little the series has done to make Wyler a lucid character of her own.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Instead, they have been schooled in the five-paragraph essay with an introduction, three supporting paragraphs, and a conclusion.
    Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Definition of school
Verb
  • Residents were also instructed to clean and scrub any containers with hot soapy water or bleach to remove any Aedes aegypti eggs and leave them to dry for at least a day.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The ship was loaded with furs and other commodities, and the captain was instructed to sail it back to a port in eastern Lake Erie.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of instruct
Verb
  • Our mission is to provide clear, accessible journalism that empowers you to stay informed and engaged in shaping our world.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
  • The Texas Department of Public Safety did not provide any additional details about the case Thursday in announcing the charges, but officials will hold a news conference Friday afternoon.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of provide
Verb
  • In another post, Kovalenko said North Korean troops are wearing Russian uniforms and are being trained to use drones, while Russia plans to send trainers to Pyongyang to directly instruct its ally on operating unmanned aircraft systems.
    Brad Dress, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The Webb telescope trained its awesome eye on it for 14 hours total, spread across three months.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of train
Verb
  • Breeze Airways is gearing up for winter with one-way flights starting at $39 — offering escapes from sunny beaches to popular ski destinations.
    Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The filmmaker and producer is currently gearing up for the launch of his soccer drama 52 Blue on the festival circuit in early 2025.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of gear up
Verb
  • The huts have either an outhouse or an indoor bathroom with toilet paper supplied.
    Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
  • By some estimates, Pyongyang has also supplied half the shells Russia is using in Ukraine.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of supply
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“Boot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boot%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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