initiate
to begin, set going, or originate: to initiate major social reforms.
to introduce into the knowledge of some art or subject.
to admit or accept with formal rites into an organization or group, secret knowledge, adult society, etc.
Government. to propose (a measure) by initiative procedure: to initiate a constitutional amendment.
admitted into an organization or group, secret knowledge, etc.
introduced to the knowledge of a subject.
initiated; begun: the recently initiate measures.
a person who has been initiated.
Origin of initiate
1synonym study For initiate
Other words for initiate
Opposites for initiate
Other words from initiate
- in·i·ti·a·tor, noun
- non·in·i·ti·ate, noun
- pre·in·i·ti·ate, verb (used with object), pre·in·i·ti·at·ed, pre·in·i·ti·at·ing.
- pre·in·i·ti·ate, noun
- re·in·i·ti·ate, verb (used with object), re·in·i·ti·at·ed, re·in·i·ti·at·ing.
- un·in·i·ti·ate, adjective
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How to use initiate in a sentence
The idea that January 1st initiates a period of new beginning is not a flash of Hallmark brilliance.
But the professional initiates these relationships, and the business should not request or expect it.
Pamela is the one who ultimately initiates sex; Louie follows her lead.
Why I Fell in Love With ‘Louie’ Again, Artistic Pretensions and All | Andrew Romano | June 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 1983, Gaddafi initiates work on the Great Manmade River, a network of wells and pipelines for water.
There must have been literally hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of initiates, across the millennium of classical history.
The President initiates a treaty and the Senate confirms it.
Ethics in Service | William Howard TaftThe one whose duty it was to officiate at the reception of initiates stood in the center.
The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 | Eugne SueThe warrior initiates, whereas the legislator completes the organization of society.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm WundtThis was, likely, secretly taught by word of mouth as Qabbalah or Oral Tradition to the initiates, and was never put into writing.
Scarabs | Isaac MyerWithin the medicine lodge, Murray was instructing the chosen initiates in some sort of mystic rites.
South from Hudson Bay | E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
British Dictionary definitions for initiate
to begin or originate
to accept (new members) into an organization such as a club, through often secret ceremonies
to teach fundamentals to: she initiated him into the ballet
initiated; begun
a person who has been initiated, esp recently
a beginner; novice
Origin of initiate
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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