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in⋅i⋅ti⋅ate

[v. i-nish-ee-eyt; adj., n. i-nish-ee-it, -eyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing, adjective, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to begin, set going, or originate: to initiate major social reforms.
2. to introduce into the knowledge of some art or subject.
3. to admit or accept with formal rites into an organization or group, secret knowledge, adult society, etc.
4. to propose (a measure) by initiative procedure: to initiate a constitutional amendment.
–adjective
5. initiated; begun.
6. admitted into an organizaton or group, secret knowledge, etc.
7. introduced to the knowledge of a subject.
–noun
8. a person who has been initiated.

Origin:
1595–1605; < L initiātus ptp. of initiāre, equiv. to initi(um) (see initial ) + -ātus -ate 1


in⋅i⋅ti⋅a⋅tor, noun


1. commence; introduce, inaugurate, open. See begin. 2. teach, instruct, indoctrinate, train.


1. conclude.
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un·in·i·ti·at·ed   (ŭn'ĭ-nĭsh'ē-ā'tĭd)   
adj.  Not knowledgeable or skilled; inexperienced.
n.  An uninformed, unskilled, or inexperienced person or group of people. Often used with the: "What's the difference, the uninitiated may ask, between eggshell white and wedding gown white?" (Wall Street Journal).
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