Definitions for initiate
ɪˈnɪʃ iˌeɪt; -ɪt, -ˌeɪtini·ti·ate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiatenoun

   someone new to a field or activity

2. initiate, learned person, pundit, savantnoun

   someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

3. initiate, enlightenedverb

   people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity

   "it is very familiar to the initiate"

4. originate, initiate, startverb

   bring into being

   "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

5. initiate, pioneerverb

   take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

   "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"

6. initiate, inductverb

   accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite

   "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"

7. broach, initiateverb

   bring up a topic for discussion

8. lead up, initiateverb

   set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for

   "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. initiatenoun

   A new member of an organization.

2. initiatenoun

   One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.

3. initiateverb

   To begin, to start, to introduce.

4. Etymology: From initiatus, perfect passive participle of initio, from initium, from ineo, from in + eo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Initiateadjective

   Unpractised.

   Etymology: initié, Fr. initiatus, Lat.

   My strange and self-abuse
   Is the initiate fear; that wants hard use:
   We're yet but young. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

2. To Initiateverb

   To enter; to instruct in the rudiments of an art; to place in a new state; to put into a new society.

   Etymology: initier, French; initio, Lat.

   Providence would only initiate mankind into the useful knowledge of her treasures, leaving the rest to employ our industry. Henry More, Antidote against Atheism.

   To initiate his pupil in any part of learning, an ordinary skill in the governour is enough. John Locke, on Education.

   He was initiated into half a dozen clubs before he was one and twenty. Spectator, №. 576.

   No sooner was a convert initiated, but, by an easy figure, he became a new man. Addison.

3. To Initiateverb

   To do the first part; to perform the first rite.

   The king himself initiates to the pow'r,
   Scatters with quiv'ring hand the sacred flour,
   And the stream sprinkles. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. initiate

   To initiate is to start, launch, or commence a process, action, or event. It can also refer to the action of introducing or admitting someone into a group, particularly via a formal ceremony or ritual.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Initiateverb

   to introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon

2. Initiateverb

   to acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce

3. Initiateverb

   to introduce into a society or organization; to confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies

4. Initiateverb

   to do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative

5. Initiateadjective

   unpracticed; untried; new

6. Initiateadjective

   begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted

7. Initiatenoun

   one who is, or is to be, initiated

8. Etymology: [L. initiatus, p. p.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. initiateverb

   To be defined as someone that is given a code name to be known by. 0.) expressing something in the length of time before a future event is to take place with technical information used to refer as a thing previously mentioned or easily defined in it's elemental state or function. 1.) cause a process or action to begin. 2.) admit someone into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual.

   I am possessed to initiate what will happen tomorrow: yesterday.

   Etymology: Ingrained

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on May 6, 2024  

2. ---

   initiate

   To create or start intuitively.

   They did initiate change proactively.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 10, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Admit
   • Cause
   • Create
   • Discuss

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'initiate' in Verbs Frequency: #715

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce initiate?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say initiate in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of initiate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of initiate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of initiate in a Sentence

1. Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar:

   If the migrant crisis is not adequately controlled as agreed at the summit in Brussels there is a possibility of conflict situations between the states of the Western Balkans, it is possible that a small conflict would initiate a wider reaction because of the very difficult recent history (of the region), which is why it is very important that we solve this crisis together as no country can solve this problem by itself.

2. Amanda Parrish:

   It was that I lost my drive to initiate [sex] and be an active participant [in sex] and I found myself more of an obligatory participant. from the neck down my body responds just fine, but from the head up, well, for years people have been telling women it's all in our head and I guess it turns out for some women it really is.

3. Xu Jinhui:

   Once in possession of solid evidence, we will initiate confiscation procedures according to the law.

4. Judicial Watch:

   President Trump ought to be outraged his appointees are protecting Hillary Clinton, the State Department should initiate action with the Justice Department — and both agencies should finally take the necessary steps to recover all the government emails Hillary Clinton unlawfully removed.

5. Bruce Aylward:

   As soon as they develop fever and become sick, if you get them into isolation they will not initiate another chain of transmission, this is part of the end-game of Ebola, it is trying to monitor those contacts.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=initiate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Initiate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=initiate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/initiate
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=initiate