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to initiate
01
to start a new course of action
Transitive: to initiate a process or project
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
initiate
3rd person singular
initiates
past simple
initiated
past participle
initiated
Examples
The company decided to initiate a new marketing campaign to promote their latest product.
02
to make the first move in the beginning of a process
Intransitive
Examples
He initiated by offering his help before anyone else spoke.
03
to introduce someone into a secret or exclusive group, often through a ceremony or ritual
Transitive: to initiate sb | to initiate sb into a group
Examples
The elders initiated him into the ancient society with a sacred ritual.
Initiate
01
a person who has been formally introduced to specialized knowledge, practices, or secret rites
Grammatical Information
animacy status
animate
plural form
initiates
Examples
The initiates learned the secret ceremonies of the order.
02
someone formally recognized as a member of a learned, professional, or academic group
Examples
She became an initiate in the society of historians.
03
a person who is new to a field, activity, or skill, and is just starting to learn
Examples
The chess club welcomed several initiates this semester.
Lexical Tree
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