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View synonyms for initiated

initiated

[ ih-nish-ee-ey-tid ]

adjective

  1. already having some knowledge of or experience in a particular art or subject:

    While other shows have faded into obscurity, Twin Peaks continues to capture the imaginations of new and initiated viewers alike.

  2. admitted or accepted with formal rites into an organization or group, adult society, secret knowledge, etc.:

    He is an initiated Wiccan priest, a healer and seer, and a keen student of natural medicine.

  3. begun, originated, or set going:

    Despite the initiated reforms, markets are not convinced that this EU member country will be able to avoid restructuring its debt.

  4. Government. proposed by initiative:

    In such cases a group of citizens can propose an initiated constitutional amendment to the people for a statewide vote.



verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of initiate ( def ).

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Other Words From

  • qua·si-in·i·ti·at·ed adjective
  • un·in·i·ti·at·ed adjective
  • well-in·i·ti·at·ed adjective

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Word History and Origins

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Example Sentences

The DHS inspector general initiated its investigation in late September.

The virus could be reintroduced via cold-chain transportation of contaminated items and might initiate an outbreak.

Why Smith initiated so much charity at this point is unclear.

Upon further questioning, the survey source revealed that respondents were predominantly Millennials and mostly re-ordering or completing saved carts, initiated presumably from other devices.

State records show that the number of completed evictions has fallen during the pandemic but that landlords still initiate thousands of new cases every week despite the bans.

The only honest discussion of football will be one initiated and sustained by fans.

Anna Wintour, an early supporter of Galliano, initiated his temporary post with de la Renta.

That does not explain exactly why the woman suddenly wanted nothing to do with a case that she had initiated.

That agreement, initiated in 2009, has earned Florida State $1 million through April, according to the university.

“I really hope that a peaceful process will be initiated in Minsk on Friday,” Poroshenko said at a meeting in Kiev.

The policy thus initiated found final expression in the famous Proclamation of 1763, in the early months of Grenville's ministry.

Wait until you have been really initiated into intellectual Bohemia—the clever young newspaper men and budding authors.

In fact, had I not been exceptionally 356 prudent and calm, action would have been already initiated.

She has initiated a system of public schools and founded a college which in the course of half a century becomes a university.

The boys are initiated into the ranks of the “men and warriors” when they reach the age of about seventeen.

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