lead up lead tree • lead vinegar · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · lead up · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 7 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for. Synonyms: lead up, initiate. Example: "Hitler's attack on poland led up to world war ii." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · initiate · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 l latin small letter l U+006C p latin small letter p U+0070 u latin small letter u U+0075