launch

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launch • verb   1. they've launched the shuttle the rocket has launched synonyms : send into orbit, blast off, take off, lift off.
  2. he launched the boat synonyms : set afloat, put to sea, put into the water.
  3. a chair was launched at him synonyms : throw, hurl, fling, pitch, lob, let fly; fire, shoot; informal chuck, heave, sling.
  4. the government launched a new campaign synonyms : set in motion, get going, get underway, start, commence, begin, embark on, initiate, inaugurate, set up, organize, introduce, bring into being; informal kick off, ...

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