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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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