initiate
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
initiates;
initiated;
initiating
initiates;
initiated;
initiating
Britannica Dictionary definition of INITIATE
[+ object]
1
formal
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to cause the beginning of (something)
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to start or begin (something)
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initiate a new project
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Doctors have initiated a series of tests to determine the cause of the problem.
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The company initiated judicial proceedings against them.
2
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to formally accept (someone) as a member of a group or organization usually in a special ceremony
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The new recruits will be initiated tomorrow night.
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He was initiated into a secret society.
3
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to teach (someone) the basic facts or ideas about something
— usually + into
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They initiated her into the ways of the corporate world.
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the initiator of the project
plural
initiates
plural
initiates
Britannica Dictionary definition of INITIATE
[count]
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a person who is being formally accepted or who has been formally accepted as a member of a group or organization
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These secrets are known only to a small group of initiates.
