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in·i·ti·ate
 initiate
- pronunciation:
- ih
nI
shi
eIt
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
initiated, initiates, initiating |
| definition 1: |
to cause to begin; start; originate.
The teacher initiated a new policy of giving no homework on weekends.- synonyms:
- commence, found, institute, start
- antonyms:
- abolish, terminate
- similar words:
- conceive, create, establish, inaugurate, introduce, launch, open, originate, pioneer, trigger, usher in
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| definition 2: |
to welcome as a member of a club or society by holding a formal ceremony or ritual.
At the ceremony to initiate the new members, each new person had to say the club pledge.- similar words:
- admit, install, receive
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| related words: |
activate, apprentice, bring, constitute, impose, pick, start, stimulate |
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