Associations to the word «Initiate»
Noun
- Lymph
- Omega
- Purification
- Implement
- Underworld
- Testosterone
- Redesign
- Complaint
- Biosynthesis
- Coordination
- Protocol
- Ire
- Brotherhood
- Methane
- Tissue
- Peptide
- Culmination
- Evaluation
- Priesthood
- Transcript
- Sperm
- Carbohydrate
- Progression
- Avoidance
- Sender
- Recommendation
- Shear
- Cholesterol
- Scribe
- Masonry
- Button
- Cer
- Yoga
- Fda
- Clot
- Deportation
- Recruit
- Tenure
- Renovation
- Yoruba
- Complex
- Trance
- Embargo
- Imf
- Takeover
- Establishment
- Ingestion
- Mobilization
- Policy
- Regimen
- Reconstruction
- Coup
- Uprising
- Therapy
- Partnership
- Rebuilding
- Yogi
- Redevelopment
- Collaboration
- Vaccination
- Effort
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
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.
Dictionary definition
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".
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