单词 | initiate |
释义 | initiateverb /ɪˈnɪʃɪeɪt / [with object] 1Cause (a process or action) to begin: he proposes to initiate discussions on planning procedures...
Synonyms begin, start off, commence, take action on, usher in; institute, inaugurate, put in place, launch, open, instigate, bring about, get under way, set in motion, trigger off, actuate; establish, set up, lay the foundations of, lay the first stone of, lay the cornerstone of, sow the seeds of, start the ball rolling; originate, pioneer informal get cracking on, get going on, kick off 2Admit (someone) into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual: she had been formally initiated into the movement...
2.1 (as plural noun the initiated) A small group of people who share obscure knowledge: it’s a secret sign to the initiated...
2.2 (initiate someone in/into) Introduce someone to (a particular activity or skill, especially a difficult or obscure one): they were initiated into the mysteries of mathematics...
Synonyms teach about, instruct in, coach in, tutor in, school in, train in, drill in, prime in, ground in, familiarize with, acquaint with, make conversant with, make aware of; indoctrinate, inculcate informal break someone in, show someone the ropes noun /ɪˈnɪʃɪət / A person who has been initiated into an organization or activity: an initiate of the cult...
Synonyms novice, starter, beginner, newcomer; learner, student, pupil, trainee, apprentice, probationer; new boy, new girl, new recruit, raw recruit, recruit, tyro, neophyte; member; Christianity postulant, novitiate informal rookie, new kid (on the block), newie, newbie North American informal greenhorn Derivativesinitiatory
OriginMid 16th century (in sense 2 of the verb): from Latin initiat- 'begun', from the verb initiare, from initium 'beginning'. Rhymes |
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