Word

initialize, v.
(initialized, initializes, initializing)

divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
<verb.change>

format initialise initialize

sample sentences

"Please format this disk before entering data!"

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

formatting format

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

divide, separate, split, split up, dissever, carve up

assign an initial value to a computer program
<verb.cognition>

initialise initialize

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym