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initialize
Overview of verb initialize
The verb initialize has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. initialize, initialise -- (assign an initial value to a computer program)
2. format, initialize, initialise -- (divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!")
Antonyms of verb initialize
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb initialize
2 senses of initialize
Sense 1
initialize, initialise
=> determine, set
Sense 2
format, initialize, initialise
=> divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
=> change integrity
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb initialize
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb initialize
2 senses of initialize
Sense 1
initialize, initialise
=> determine, set
Sense 2
format, initialize, initialise
=> divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
'Cause To' of verb initialize
Derived Forms of verb initialize
2 senses of initialize
Sense 1
initialize, initialise
RELATED TO>(noun) initialization#1
=> low-level formatting, initialization, initialisation
Sense 2
format, initialize, initialise
RELATED TO>(noun) initialization#1
=> low-level formatting, initialization, initialisation
Domain of verb initialize
Domain Terms of verb initialize
Familiarity of verb initialize
initialize used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb initialize
2 senses of initialize
Sense 1
initialize, initialise
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
format, initialize, initialise
*> Something ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb initialize
2 senses of initialize
Sense 1
initialize, initialise
> determine, set
=> identify, place
=> date
=> value
=> filiate
=> format
=> charge
=> initialize, initialise
=> tax, assess
=> price
Sense 2
format, initialize, initialise
> divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
=> subdivide
=> format, initialize, initialise
=> sectionalize, sectionalise
=> triangulate
=> unitize, unitise
=> lot
=> parcel
=> sliver, splinter
=> paragraph
=> canton
=> Balkanize, Balkanise
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb initialize
Sense 1
initialize, initialise
=> determine, set
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Sense 2
format, initialize, initialise
=> divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
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Grep of verb initialize
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