English verb: lead up | |||
| 1. | lead up (change) set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for | ||
| Samples | Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II. | ||
| Synonyms | initiate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | initiate, originate, start | ||