initiate

initiate
Synonyms and related words:
Greek, abecedarian, accept, accomplished, activate, actuate, admit, affiliate, alphabetarian, apprentice, articled clerk, associate, at concert pitch, begin, beginner, belonger, boot, break ground, break the ice, bring up, broach, brother, card-carrier, card-carrying member, cardholder, career, catechumen, charter member, christen, clubber, clubman, clubwoman, coach, coached, commence, committeeman, comrade, conventioneer, conventioner, conventionist, conversant, create, debutant, drill, dues-paying member, enlist, enlistee, enroll, enrollee, enter, enter on, enter upon, entrant, establish, fellow, finished, fledgling, float, found, fraternity man, freshman, get going, get off, get under way, give rise to, greenhorn, guildsman, head, head up, honorary member, ignoramus, inaugurate, induct, inductee, initiated, insider, install, instate, instigate, institute, instruct, introduce, invent, invest, joiner, kick off, launch, lead, lead off, lead the way, life member, lift up, member, neophyte, new boy, newcomer, novice, novitiate, one of us, open, ordain, originate, pioneer, pledge, postulant, practiced, pre-educate, precede, prepared, primed, probationer, probationist, professional, raise, raw recruit, recruit, ring in, rookie, set agoing, set going, set in motion, set off, set on foot, set up, sign on, sign up, sister, skilled, socius, sorority girl, sorority woman, stand first, start, start going, start up, take in, take the initiative, take the lead, take the plunge, take up, teach, technical, tenderfoot, train, trained, trigger, turn on, tutor, tyro, usher in

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  • initiate — vb 1 *begin, commence, start, inaugurate Analogous words: *found, establish, organize, institute Antonyms: consummate Contrasted words: effect, fulfill, execute, accomplish, achieve, *perform: *enforce, implement …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Initiate — In*i ti*ate, a. [L. initiatus, p. p.] [1913 Webster] 1. Unpracticed; untried; new. [Obs.] The initiate fear that wants hard use. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • initiate — [i nish′ē āt΄; ] for adj. & n. [ i nish′ē it, i nish′ēāt΄] or, occas. [ i nish′it] vt. initiated, initiating [< L initiatus, pp. of initiare, to enter upon, initiate < initium: see INITIAL] 1. to bring into practice or use; introduce by… …   English World dictionary

  • Initiate — In*i ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Initiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Initiating}.] [L. initiatus, p. p. of initiare to begin, fr. initium beginning. See {Initial}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • initiate — in the sense ‘to instruct (a person) in some piece of knowledge’, has the person as object and not the item of knowledge. You can initiate someone in or into something but you cannot initiate something in or into someone. The correct word for the …   Modern English usage

  • initiate — I verb admit, begin, break ground, bring into use, broach, commence, conceive, direct, discover, enlighten, enter upon, familiarize, found, give entrance to, imbuere, implant, inaugurate, inchoate, incipere, inculculate, indoctrinate, induct,… …   Law dictionary

  • initiate — UK US /ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/ verb [T] FORMAL ► to begin something: »The automaker initiated a programme to improve the recyclability of its automobiles at the end of their useful life. initiate proceedings/an action against sb/sth »The bank initiated legal… …   Financial and business terms

  • initiate — initiate; un·initiate; …   English syllables

  • initiate — [v1] start, introduce admit, begin, break the ice*, come out with, come up with, commence, dream up, enter, get ball rolling*, get feet wet*, get under way, inaugurate, induct, install, instate, institute, intro*, invest, kick off*, launch, make… …   New thesaurus

  • initiate — ► VERB 1) cause (a process or action) to begin. 2) admit with formal ceremony or ritual into a society or group. 3) (initiate into) introduce to (a new activity or skill). ► NOUN ▪ a person who has been initiated. DERIVATIVES initiat …   English terms dictionary

  • Initiate — In*i ti*ate, v. i. To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative. [R.] Pope. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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