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verb
- 1. cause (a process or action) to begin: "he proposes to initiate discussions on planning procedures" Similar Opposite
- 2. admit (someone) into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual: "she had been formally initiated into the movement" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a person who has been initiated into an organization or activity: "an initiate of the cult"
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The meaning of INITIATE is to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going. How to use initiate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Initiate.
INITIATE definition: 1. to cause something to begin: 2. to teach someone about an area of knowledge, or to allow…. Learn more.
Initiate definition: to begin, set going, or originate. See examples of INITIATE used in a sentence.
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.
An initiate is a person who has been accepted as a member by a particular group or club and been taught its secrets and skills.
initiate something (formal) to make something begin synonym set/put in motion. to initiate legal proceedings against somebody; The government has initiated a programme of economic reform.
INITIATE definition: 1. to make something begin: 2. to make someone a member of a group or organization in a special…. Learn more.
Definition of initiate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of initiate noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
initiate. vb ( tr) 1. to begin or originate. 2. to accept (new members) into an organization such as a club, through often secret ceremonies. 3. to teach fundamentals to: she initiated him into the ballet. adj. initiated; begun. n. 4. a person who has been initiated, esp recently. 5. a beginner; novice.
