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to initiate
01
to start a new course of action
Transitive: to initiate a process or project
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
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.
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