 initiate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] bring into being | |
| Synonyms: | start originate | |
| Examples: | "He initiated a new program" "Start a foundation" |
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| Related terms: | make go_back lead_up set originate_in beginning newcomer initiation trigger originator | |
| 2. | [ verb ] take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of | |
| Synonyms: | pioneer | |
| Examples: | "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" |
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| Related terms: | cause start establish undertake introduce organize stage trip mount strike_up pioneer | |
| 3. | [ verb ] accept young people into society, usually with some rite | |
| Synonyms: | induct | |
| Examples: | "African men are initiated when they reach puberty" |
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| Related terms: | admit initiation | |
| 4. | [ verb ] prepare the way for | |
| Synonyms: | lead_up | |
| Examples: | "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War Two" |
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| Related terms: | originate trigger | |
| 5. | [ verb ] bring up a topic for discussion | |
| Synonyms: | broach | |
| Related terms: | discuss cover | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (education) someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field | |
| Synonyms: | pundit savant learned_person | |
| Related terms: | scholar polymath | |
| 7. | [ noun ] someone new to a field or activity | |
| Synonyms: | beginner tiro tyro novice | |
| Related terms: | unskilled_person apprentice cub newcomer trainee landlubber tenderfoot abecedarian | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] having been introduced to something new | |
| Synonyms: | initiated | |
| Related terms: | experienced | |
| 9. | [ noun ] people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity | |
| Synonyms: | enlightened | |
| Examples: | "it is very familiar to the initiate" |
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| Related terms: | uninitiate people | |
| Similar spelling: |
initiated initiative intuit intuitive initiator indite initiatory initiation in_that intuitively intuition |
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