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Initiate

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Noun

1. beginner, initiate, novice, tiro, tyro

someone new to a field or activity

2. initiate, learned person, pundit, savant

someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

3. enlightened, initiate

people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity

Example Sentences:
'it is very familiar to the initiate'

Verb

4. initiate, originate, start

bring into being

Example Sentences:
'He initiated a new program'
'Start a foundation'

5. initiate, pioneer

take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

Example Sentences:
'This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants'

6. induct, initiate

accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite

Example Sentences:
'African men are initiated when they reach puberty'

7. broach, initiate

bring up a topic for discussion

8. initiate, lead up

set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for

Example Sentences:
'Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Initiate

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verb (ɪˈnɪʃɪˌeɪt ) (transitive)
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
adjective (ɪˈnɪʃɪɪt , -ˌeɪt)
4. 
initiated; begun
noun (ɪˈnɪʃɪɪt , -ˌeɪt)
5. 
a person who has been initiated, esp recently
6. 
a beginner; novice

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Initiate

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verb transitiveWord forms: inˈitiˌated or inˈitiˌating
1. 
to bring into practice or use; introduce by first doing or using; start
to initiate a new course of studies
2. 
to teach the fundamentals of some subject to; help to begin doing something
to initiate someone into the game of chess
3. 
to admit as a member into a fraternity, club, etc., esp. with a special or secret ceremony
adjective
4. 
initiated
5.  Archaic
just begun
noun
6. 
a person who has recently been, or is about to be, initiated

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Initiate

see synonyms of initiate
tr.v. in·i·ti·at·ed, in·i·ti·at·ing, in·i·ti·ates
1. To set going by taking the first step; begin: initiated trade with developing nations. See Synonyms at begin.
2. To introduce to a new field, interest, skill, or activity: initiated the students into the world of opera.
3. To admit (someone) into membership, as with a ritual or ceremony.
adj. (-ĭt)
1. Initiated or admitted, as to membership or a position of authority.
2. Introduced to something new, such as a new field of knowledge.
n. (-ĭt)
1. One who is being or has been initiated into an organization.
2. One who has been introduced to or has attained some knowledge in a particular field.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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