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   initiate

   verb

   • 1. cause (a process or action) to begin: "he proposes to initiate discussions on planning procedures" Similar beginstart offcommencetake action onusher ininstituteinaugurateput in placelaunchopeninstigatebring aboutget under wayset in motiontrigger offactuateestablishset uplay the foundations oflay the first stone oflay the cornerstone ofsow the seeds ofstart the ball rollingoriginatepioneerinformal:get cracking onget going onkick offOpposite completefinish
   • 2. admit (someone) into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual: "she had been formally initiated into the movement" Similar introduceadmitletinductinstallinstateincorporateordaininvestenlistenrolrecruitsign upswear inconvertOpposite expel
   • ▪ introduce someone to (a particular activity or skill, especially a difficult or obscure one): "they were initiated into the mysteries of mathematics" Similar teach aboutinstruct incoach intutor inschool intrain indrill inprime inground infamiliarize withacquaint withmake conversant withmake aware ofindoctrinateinculcateinformal:break someone inshow someone the ropes

   noun

   • 1. a person who has been initiated into an organization or activity: "an initiate of the cult"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in initiate (sense 2 of the verb)): from Latin initiat- ‘begun’, from the verb initiare, from initium ‘beginning’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. initiatory adjective

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   Initiate can be a verb meaning to begin, introduce, or admit, or an adjective or noun meaning initiated or a novice. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related words.

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   As a noun, initiate refers to someone who has been inducted into a group. Initiate is tricky because you pronounce the last bit one way as a verb (i-ni-she-ate) and another when it's a noun (i-ni-she-at). If you're an initiate, you've been introduced to a field of study, an activity, a club, etc.

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   initiate somebody (into something) to explain something to somebody and/or make them experience it for the first time. She was initiated into classical music by her mother. His uncle initiated him into the pleasures of sailing.

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