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initiate::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | beginner, novice, tiro, tyro |
| Type of | unskilled person |
| Has types | abecedarian, apprentice, cub, entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, landlubber, landsman, learner, lubber, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, prentice, rookie, starter, tenderfoot, trainee |
initiate::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | enlightened |
| Type of | people |
it is very familiar to the initiate.
initiate::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | learned person, pundit, savant |
| Type of | scholar, bookman, student, scholarly person |
| Has types | polymath |
initiate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pioneer |
| Type of | cause, do, make |
| Has types | attempt, arrange, machinate, actuate, mount, organise, organize, activate, plant, prepare, set about, set off, spark, spark off, stage, strike up, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip, get up, undertake, found, establish, devise, constitute, innovate, institute, introduce |
| Derivation | initiation, initiator |
Examples of initiate
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If you still don't take it, it can initiate a phone call or text message to you.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Bureau Director Robert Groves was transported by dog sled to initiate the count.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Who better to initiate the mother of all cost-saving efficiencies than Wal-Mart?
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McDaniels noted that the Broncos didn't initiate the trade talks, only listened.
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He said he hasn't been able to initiate any new priests in the past three years.
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The students present their findings to Mumma, who may initiate a deeper inquiry.
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So, by way of the ocean currents, the impact would initiate a long-term cooling.
From the economist.com
Ability to initiate a nursing care plan utilizing appropriate nursing processes.
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Initiate and document termination of employees and attend unemployment hearings.
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- Novice: someone new to a field or activity
- Originate: bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
- Someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
- Take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
- Accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"
- People who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"
- The Initiate is a combined anthology and parable dealing with the occult, written by the British composer Cyril Scott in the early 1900s. It was first published (anonymously) in 1920.
- (Initiates) Initiation is a rite of passage ceremony marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society. It could also be a formal admission to adulthood in a community or one of its formal components. ...
- (Initiation (album)) Initiation is the sixth solo album by Todd Rundgren, released in the summer of 1975. With this album, Rundgren fully embraced the synthesized prog sound he had begun exploring in more depth in his work with his band Utopia. ...
