Associations to the word «Initiate»

INITIATE, adjective. (obsolete) Unpractised; untried; new.

INITIATE, adjective. (obsolete) Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.

INITIATE, noun. A new member of an organization.

INITIATE, noun. One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.

INITIATE, verb. (transitive) To begin; to start.

INITIATE, verb. To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.

INITIATE, verb. To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.

INITIATE, verb. (intransitive) To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.

INITIATE, noun. Someone new to a field or activity.

INITIATE, noun. Someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field.

INITIATE, noun. People who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate".

INITIATE, verb. Bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation".

INITIATE, verb. Take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants".

INITIATE, verb. Accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty".

INITIATE, verb. Bring up a topic for discussion.

INITIATE, verb. Set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II".