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initiate

noun

Meaning

  • A new member of an organization.

  • One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.

verb

Meaning

  • To begin; to start.

  • To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.

  • To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.

  • To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.

adjective

Meaning

  • Unpractised; untried; new.

  • Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.