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launch

verb/lɔn(t)ʃ/

to start an important thing

In order to address starvation in Africa, many companies came together to launch a campaign to raise money for people in need.

startbegininitiate
word origin — Middle English (in the sense ‘hurl a missile, discharge with force’): from Anglo-Norman French launcher, variant of Old French lancier (see lance)