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3 definitions • 3 examples
1
past
simple
and
past
participle of
2
to cause something to
begin
:
Examples:
Who initiated the
violence
?
3
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
.
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