initiate
Academic Word List, sublist 6.
About 6.88 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb To begin; to start.
- verb To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
- verb To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
- verb To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
- noun A new member of an organization.
- noun One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
- noun One who is oriented in and familiar with a topic or subject; especially, one who is an expert in it.
- adjective Unpracticed, untried, new.
Similar words
induct originate experienced start pioneer enlightened pundit savant tiro lead up
Often followed by
a the and an or action new any such
Word family
initiated initiates initiating initiation initiations initiative initiatives initiator initiators
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