26984 words

initiated

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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