INITIATE
\ɪnˈɪʃɪˌe͡ɪt], \ɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪt], \ɪ_n_ˈɪ_ʃ_ɪ__ˌeɪ_t]\
Definitions of INITIATE
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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To begin.
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To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon.
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To acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
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To introduce into a society or organization; to confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
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To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
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Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.
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One who is, or is to be, initiated.
By Oddity Software
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To begin.
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To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon.
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To acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
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To introduce into a society or organization; to confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
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To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
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Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.
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One who is, or is to be, initiated.
By Noah Webster.
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To begin.
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To make a beginning: to instruct in principles: to acquaint with: to introduce into a new state or society.
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To perform the first act or rite.
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One who is initiated.
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Fresh: unpracticed.
By Daniel Lyons
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To begin.
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To instruct in rudiments; introduce, as into a society.
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Newly admitted.
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One who has been initiated.
By James Champlin Fernald
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To instruct in the first principles of anything; set on foot; bring in; to introduce; as, to initiate a series of reforms; to introduce into a club, secret society, etc., by special teachings and ceremonies.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To perform the first act or rite.
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One who is initiated.
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Initiated.
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To instruct in the first principles or beginnings; to introduce into a new state or society.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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