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• the government recently launched a national road safety campaign.
• police have launched an investigation into the incident.
• to launch an appeal/initiative
• government forces launched an attack against militants in the north of the country.

launch

Verb Forms

1. to start an activity, especially an organized one
• The government recently launched a national road safety campaign.
• Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
• to launch an appeal/initiative
• Government forces launched an attack against militants in the north of the country.
• to launch an offensive/air strike

Extra Examples

• The TV celebrities helped launch an anti-drugs campaign.
• The appeal was officially launched last month.
• A German firm launched a takeover bid for the company.
• A massive attack was launched in the spring of 1918.
• Enemy troops launched an assault on the town.
• Police have launched a murder enquiry.
• The Duchess of Cornwall, president of the charity, will launch the appeal in London.
• The authorities launched a massive security operation in the city.
• The charity tonight launched its crusade against homelessness.
• The company launched a huge advertising campaign.
• The government has launched a new policy initiative.
• The police immediately launched a nationwide search for the killer.
• We're going to launch a big recruitment drive in the autumn.
2. to make a product or service available to the public for the first time; to become available for the first time
• COMPARE soft-launch
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• The company plans to launch the service to coincide with the World Cup this summer.
• The updated website will be officially launched at the conference in April.
• The new series launches in July.

Extra Examples

• a party to launch his latest novel
• The new model will be launched in July.
• The book was launched amid a fanfare of publicity.
3. to put a ship or boat into the water, especially one that has just been built
• The Navy is to launch a new warship today.
• The lifeboat was launched immediately.
4. to send something such as a spacecraft, weapon, etc. into space, into the sky or through water
• to launch a missile/rocket
• The satellite was successfully launched into orbit earlier this month.

Extra Examples

• to launch a communications satellite
• The ship was hit by three torpedoes launched from the enemy submarine.
5. to criticize somebody/something or protest strongly
• He launched a biting attack on the senior management.
• Residents have launched a protest against the proposed development.
6. to jump forwards with a lot of force
• Without warning he launched himself at me.
• She launched herself on the rock world with a brilliant album.
7. to start a computer program; (of a computer program) to start
• You can launch programs and documents from your keyboard.
• It’s not the fastest way to launch an application.
• I was impressed with how fast the app launches.

Word Origin

• verb Middle English (in the sense ‘hurl a missile, discharge with force’): from Anglo-Norman French launcher, variant of Old French lancier, from Latin lancea (noun).