Definition of initiate - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Noun

someone new to a field or activity

Noun

someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

Noun

people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"

Verb

bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

Verb

take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"

Verb

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

Verb

bring up a topic for discussion

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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uninitiate

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admit bookman cause create discuss do hash out include initiate let in make originate people scholar scholarly person start student talk over unskilled person

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abecedarian activate actuate address apprentice arrange attempt constitute cover cub date back date from deal devise entrant establish fledgeling fledgling found freshman get up go back greenhorn handle initiate innovate institute introduce landlubber landsman lead up learner lubber machinate mount neophyte newbie newcomer organise organize plant plow polymath prentice prepare rookie set set about set off spark spark off stage starter strike up tenderfoot touch off trainee treat trigger trigger off trip undertake

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