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    in·i·ti·ate

    verb

    • 1. cause (a process or action) to begin: "he proposes to initiate discussions on planning procedures" Similar beginstart offcommencetake action onOpposite completefinish
    • 2. admit (someone) into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual: "she had been formally initiated into the sorority" Similar introduceadmitletinductOpposite expel

    noun

    • 1. a person who has been initiated into an organization or activity, typically recently: "initiates of the Shiva cult"

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    Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of the verb, noun, and adjective forms of initiate. See examples of initiate in sentences and phrases, and explore its etymology and history.

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    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. As a verb, to initiate is to begin, pioneer, or broach a topic.

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    Initiate definition: to begin, set going, or originate. See examples of INITIATE used in a sentence.

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    Learn the meaning and usage of the verb and noun initiate, which means to start something, to teach someone, or to admit someone into a group. Find synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and related words for initiate.

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    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb initiate, which means to make something begin or to explain or make somebody a member of a group. See synonyms, collocations and word origin of initiate.

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