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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
ih
nI
shi
eIt
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| inflections: |
initiates, initiating, initiated |
| definition 1: |
to cause to begin; institute; originate.
After two years of fighting, the warring countries have initiated peace negotiations.The company has initiated a new policy concerning smoking.- synonyms:
- begin, commence, found, institute, start
- antonyms:
- abolish, terminate
- similar words:
- actuate, conceive, create, establish, inaugurate, instigate, introduce, kick off, launch, open, originate, pioneer, trigger, usher in
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| definition 2: |
to provide with basic knowledge in a skill or field of learning.
The new recruits were initiated in the techniques of self-defense.He felt that the experience of being swindled initiated him as to the ways of the world.- synonyms:
- instruct, introduce, teach
- similar words:
- acquaint, break in, coach, drill, familiarize, train, tutor
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| definition 3: |
to admit as a member of a club or society by performing a formal ceremony or ritual.
At the ceremony to initiate new members, each new person must repeat the club pledge.- synonyms:
- induct
- similar words:
- admit, haze, install, instate, pledge, receive
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| related words: |
activate, apprentice, bring, christen, constitute, form, impose, mount, pick, precipitate, start, stimulate, usher |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
ih
nI
shi
eIt
[or]
ih
nI
shi
iht
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| definition: |
one who has been initiated.
After the ceremony, there is a dinner in honor of the initiates.- similar words:
- inductee, insider, member, pledge, recruit
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| related words: |
beginner, neophyte, novice, pledge |
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