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 Definitions of initiate  [ɪˈnɪʃ əˌlaɪz]  

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Definition of 'initiate' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) initiate
to begin, set going, or originate:
to initiate major social reforms.

2.  initiate
to introduce into the knowledge of some art or subject.

3.  initiate
to admit into the membership of an organization or group, esp. with formal or secret rites.

4. (adj.) initiate
initiated; begun.

5.  initiate
admitted into an organizaton or group.

6.  initiate
introduced to the knowledge of a subject.

7. (n.) initiate
a person who has been initiated.

Etymology:  (1595–1605; < L initiātus, ptp. of initiāre, v. der. of initium; see initial)

Definition of 'initiate' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate
someone new to a field or activity

2. (noun) initiate, learned person, pundit, savant
someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

3. (verb) initiate, enlightened
people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
"it is very familiar to the initiate"

4. (verb) originate, initiate, start
bring into being
"He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

5. (verb) initiate, pioneer
take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
"This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"

6. (verb) initiate, induct
accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite
"African men are initiated when they reach puberty"

7. (verb) broach, initiate
bring up a topic for discussion

8. (verb) lead up, initiate
set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
"Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II"


Definition of 'initiate' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) initiate
***to cause to begin
a new set of studies initiated by the drug company

2.  initiate
to accept sb as a member of a group with a ceremony
to initiate sb into a club


Definition of 'initiate' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) initiate
unpracticed; untried; new

2. (adj) initiate
begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted

3. (noun) initiate
one who is, or is to be, initiated

4. (verb) initiate
to introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon

5. (verb) initiate
to acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce

6. (verb) initiate
to introduce into a society or organization; to confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies

7. (verb) initiate
to do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative


Translation of 'initiate' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to start (eg a plan, scheme, changes, reforms etc)
He initiated a scheme for helping old people with their shopping.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: inisieer Arabic flag Arabic: يَبْدأ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: започвам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: iniciar Czech flag Czech: zahájit German flag German: ins Leben rufen
Danish flag Danish: påbegynde; iværksætte; in Greek flag Greek: ξεκινώ, εγκαινιάζω Spanish flag Spanish: iniciar, poner en marcha
Estonian flag Estonian: algatama Farsi flag Farsi: شروع کردن Finnish flag Finnish: käynnistää
French flag French: instaurer Hebrew flag Hebrew: לִיזוֹם Hindi flag Hindi: आरम्भकरना
Croatian flag Croatian: započeti Hungarian flag Hungarian: kezdeményez Indonesian flag Indonesian: memulai
Icelandic flag Icelandic: koma af stað Italian flag Italian: iniziare, avviare Japanese flag Japanese: 始める
Korean flag Korean: 시작하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: pradėti, duoti pradžią Latvian flag Latvian: ierosināt; ieviest; uzsāk
Malay flag Malay: memulakan Dutch flag Dutch: beginnen Norwegian flag Norwegian: starte opp, sette i gang
Polish flag Polish: zapoczątkować Persian flag Persian: شروع کردن Pashto flag Pashto: پیل کول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: iniciar Romanian flag Romanian: a lan­sa Russian flag Russian: начинать
Slovak flag Slovak: začať; uviesť; otvoriť; s Slovenian flag Slovenian: vpeljati Serbian flag Serbian: inicirati
Swedish flag Swedish: sätta i gång, initiera Thai flag Thai: เริ่ม Turkish flag Turkish: başla(t)mak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 開始 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: започаткувати; почати Urdu flag Urdu: آغاذ کرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: khởi xướng Chinese flag Chinese: 开始

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