Definitions for initiate

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initiate in·i·ti·ate

Spelling: [verb ih-nish-ee-eyt; adjective, noun ih-nish-ee-

IPA: /verb ɪˈnɪʃ iˌeɪt; adjective, noun ɪˈnɪʃ i ɪt, -ˌeɪt/

Initiate is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 91 anagrams from letters in initiate (aeiiintt).

Definitions for initiate

noun

1. a person who has been initiated.

adjective

1. initiated; begun.
2. admitted into an organizaton or group, secret knowledge, etc.
3. introduced to the knowledge of a subject.

verb (used with object)

1. to begin, set going, or originate:
2. to introduce into the knowledge of some art or subject.
3. to admit or accept with formal rites into an organization or group, secret knowledge, adult society, etc.
4. to propose (a measure) by initiative procedure:

Origin of initiate

1595-1605; Latin initiātus past participle of initiāre, equivalent to initi(um) (see initial) + -ātus -ate

Examples for initiate

What they meant was not for the profane, or even for the initiate.

It is mine to initiate you into the highly respectable mysteries.

initiate a dialogue about how we are all kind of like little people, if you think about it, at least compared to the One Percent.

No guide-book ever can initiate you into the atmosphere of a city like Prague.

Men need to step up and have this discussion, and not rely on women to initiate and lead it.

The Senate, however, cannot initiate a treaty, the President alone can do that.

“Tesla will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology,” he wrote.

They can initiate ideas and catalyze a certain form, but the trick is not to begin, but to sustain.

The feminist movement has encouraged women that they can initiate romantic relationships, too.

So then we began to initiate the plan of the new expedition.