To initiate a new venture, or to advance beyond previous achievements.
To begin digging in the earth at the start of a new construction, or, originally, for cultivation.
To separate from the ground on takeoff; to become airborne.
To lift off the sea bottom when being weighed.
To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate.
To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.
To make stable or firm; to confirm.