26984 words

initiate

6 definitions • 6 examples
1
to cause something to begin:

Examples:

Who initiated the violence?
2
to teach someone about an area of knowledge, or to allow someone into a group by a special ceremony:

Examples:

be initiated into At the age of eleven, Harry was initiated into the art of golf by his father.
initiate someone into something Each culture had a special ritual to initiate boys into manhood.
3
a person who has recently joined a group and has been taught its secrets
4
to cause something to begin:

Examples:

The peace talks were initiated by a special envoy.
5
to signal the acceptance of someone into a group by a special ceremony
6
to begin something:

Examples:

The automaker initiated a programme to improve the recyclability of its automobiles at the end of their useful life.
initiate proceedings/an action against sb/sth The bank initiated legal proceedings against a former employee for fraud.

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