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initiate Definition:
- Initiate is an English noun referring to a person who is being or has been initiated into an organization, tradition, or lore. It is not to be confused with the homonymic verb initiate, "to start." Initiate may refer to:
| Initiate (v. t.) To introduce by a first act |
| Initiate (v. t.) To acquaint with the beginnings |
| Initiate (v. t.) To introduce into a society or organization |
| Initiate (v. i.) To do the first act |
| Initiate (a.) Unpracticed |
| Initiate (a.) Begun |
| Initiate (n.) One who is, or is to be, initiated. |
| initiate / enlightened people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity, "it is very familiar to the initiate" |
| initiate / learned person / pundit / savant someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field |
| novice / beginner / tyro / tiro / initiate someone new to a field or activity |
| lead up / initiate set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for, "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II" |
| broach / initiate bring up a topic for discussion |
| originate / initiate start bring into being, "He initiated a new program", "Start a foundation" |
| initiate / pioneer take the lead or initiative in, participate in the development of, "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" |
| initiate induct accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite, "African men are initiated when they reach puberty" |
initiate Synonyme:
| initiate 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 |