English verb: initialize | |||
| 1. | initialize (cognition) assign an initial value to a computer program | ||
| Synonyms | initialise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | determine, set | ||
| 2. | initialize (change) divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data | ||
| Samples | Please format this disk before entering data!. | ||
| Synonyms | format, initialise | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split, split up | ||