Initiate and Prompt

Initiate

Initiate verb - To be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of.

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Prompt and initiate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prompt" instead a verb "Initiate".

Prompt verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

Usage example: a misguided pride prompted the family to refuse all offers of help

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Initiate and prompt are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Initiate" instead a verb "Prompt".

new	new initiate	new prompt
unofficial	unofficial initiate	unofficial prompt

reaction	initiate reaction	prompt reaction
change	initiate change	prompt change
impact	initiate impact	prompt impact
turn	initiate turn	prompt turn
Other words: end, fight, conversation.

You could even initiate a "Loading..." prompt by running really fast (i.e., faster than the game can render the landscape).

Source: Loads and Loads of Loading

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