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Meaning of initiate
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
initiate
n 1: someone new to a field or activity [syn: {novice},
{beginner}, {tyro}, {tiro}, {initiate}]
2: someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly
field [syn: {initiate}, {learned person}, {pundit}, {savant}]
3: people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some
field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"
[syn: {initiate}, {enlightened}] [ant: {uninitiate}]
v 1: bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a
foundation" [syn: {originate}, {initiate}, {start}]
2: take the lead or initiative in; participate in the
development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart
transplants" [syn: {initiate}, {pioneer}]
3: accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually
with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach
puberty" [syn: {initiate}, {induct}]
4: bring up a topic for discussion [syn: {broach}, {initiate}]
5: set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for;
"Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II" [syn:
{lead up}, {initiate}]
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