initiate
[verb]
Synonyms:
- begin, commence, get under way, kick off (informal), launch, open, originate, set in motion, start
- induct, indoctrinate, introduce, invest
- instruct, acquaint with, coach, familiarize with, teach, train
[noun]
Synonyms:
- novice, beginner, convert, entrant, learner, member, probationer

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Antonyms: terminate
Related Words: institute, admit, enter, introduce, take in

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I. i‧ni‧ti‧ate¹ AC /ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: verb: initiate; noun: initiation]

1. formal to arrange for something important to start, such as an official process or a new plan:
They have decided to initiate legal proceedings against the newspaper.
Intellectuals have initiated a debate on terrorism.

2. to tell someone about something or show them how to do something
initiate somebody into something
Those kids were initiated into heroin use at a young age.

3. to introduce someone into an organization, club, group etc, usually with a special ceremony
initiate somebody into something
At the age of thirteen, the boys in the tribe are initiated into manhood.

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II. i‧ni‧ti‧ate² /ɪˈnɪʃiət, ɪˈnɪʃiɪt/ noun [countable]
someone who has been allowed to join a particular organization, club, or group and has been taught its secrets

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initiate
verb
ADV. formally The enquiry was formally initiated last month.

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