initiate
noun
- 1
people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
it is very familiar to the initiate
- 2
someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
- 3
someone new to a field or activity
verb
- 1
set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II
- 2
bring up a topic for discussion
- 3
bring into being
He initiated a new program
Start a foundation
- 4
take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants
- 5
accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite
African men are initiated when they reach puberty
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