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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for;
- Example: "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II"
[syn: lead up, initiate]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

lead up
    v 1: set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for;
         "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II" [syn:
         lead up, initiate]