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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•i•ti•a•tion (i nish′ē ā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - formal admission or acceptance into an organization or club, adult status in one's community or society, etc.
- the ceremonies or rites of admission. Cf. rite of passage.
- the act of initiating.
- the fact of being initiated.
- Latin initiātiōn- (stem of initiātiō). See initiate, -ion
- 1575–85
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: initiation /ɪˌnɪʃɪˈeɪʃən/ n - the act of initiating or the condition of being initiated
- the often secret ceremony initiating new members into an organization
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•i•ti•ate /v. ɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt; n. -ɪt, -ˌeɪt/USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing, n. v. [~ + object] - to begin:initiated major social reforms.
- to introduce into the knowledge of a subject:He initiated her into calligraphy.
- to admit into the membership of a group:The club initiated twelve new members.
n. [countable] - a person who has been initiated:The new initiates had to demonstrate their allegiance to the club.
in•i•ti•a•tion /ɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]Initiation into that club is expensive.[countable]Initiations into the club usually take place in December. in•i•ti•a•tor, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•i•ti•ate (v. i nish′ē āt′;adj., n. i nish′ē it, -āt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj., n. v.t. - to begin, set going, or originate:to initiate major social reforms.
- to introduce into the knowledge of some art or subject.
- to admit or accept with formal rites into an organization or group, secret knowledge, adult society, etc.
- Governmentto propose (a measure) by initiative procedure:to initiate a constitutional amendment.
adj. - initiated;
begun. - admitted into an organizaton or group, secret knowledge, etc.
- introduced to the knowledge of a subject.
n. - a person who has been initiated.
- Latin initiātus past participle of initiāre, equivalent. to initi(um) (see initial) + -ātus -ate1
- 1595–1605
in•i′ti•a′tor, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged commence; introduce, inaugurate, open. See begin.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged teach, instruct, indoctrinate, train.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged conclude.
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