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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 onusher ininstituteinaugurateput in placelaunchopeninstigatebring aboutget under wayset in motiontrigger offactuateestablishset uplay the foundations oflay the first stone oflay the cornerstone ofsow the seeds ofstart the ball rollingoriginatepioneerinformal:get cracking onget going onkick offOpposite 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 introduceadmitletinductinstallinstateincorporateordaininvestenlistenrollrecruitsign upswear inconvertOpposite expel
   • ▪ introduce someone to (a particular activity or skill, especially a difficult or obscure one): "they were initiated into the mysteries of trigonometry" Similar teach aboutinstruct incoach intutor inschool intrain indrill inprime inground infamiliarize withacquaint withmake conversant withmake aware ofindoctrinateinculcateinformal:break someone inshow someone the ropes

   noun

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

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in initiate (sense 2 of the verb)): from Latin initiat- ‘begun’, from the verb initiare, from initium ‘beginning’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. initiatory adjective

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   Synonyms for INITIATE: establish, launch, introduce, create, pioneer, found, begin, inaugurate; Antonyms of INITIATE: shut (up), close (down), stop, abolish, nullify, terminate, annul, finish.

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   initiate. verb. These are words and phrases related to initiate. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of initiate. The museum initiated the fund-raising drive with a gala.

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   The meaning of INITIATE is to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going. How to use initiate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Initiate.

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   Synonyms for INITIATES: establishes, founds, creates, launches, introduces, begins, inaugurates, institutes; Antonyms of INITIATES: closes (down), shuts (up), abolishes, stops, terminates, nullifies, ends, annihilates.

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   Synonyms for INITIATE in English: begin, start, open, launch, establish, institute, pioneer, kick off, bring about, embark on, …

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    Synonyms: begin, start, commence, set sth in motion, get sth going (informal), get going with (informal), get sth off the ground, launch, lead off (US), get to (informal), set off. Sense: Verb: admit into a group. Synonyms:

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    Synonyms for INITIATE: start, begin, open, inaugurate, launch, commence, induct, establish, approach, undertake; Antonyms for INITIATE: ignore, neglect, finish, complete, end, conclude, terminate, close, uninitiate.