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Definition of Initiate
1. Verb. Bring into being. "Start a foundation"
Specialized synonyms: Lead Up, Set, Date Back, Date From, Go Back
Generic synonyms: Create, Make
Derivative terms: Initiation, Initiation, Initiative, Initiatory, Origin, Origination, Originative, Originator, Start, Start, Start, Starter
Also: Originate In
2. Noun. Someone new to a field or activity.
Generic synonyms: Unskilled Person
Specialized synonyms: Abecedarian, Apprentice, Learner, Prentice, Cub, Greenhorn, Rookie, Landlubber, Landsman, Lubber, Entrant, Fledgeling, Fledgling, Freshman, Neophyte, Newbie, Newcomer, Starter, Tenderfoot, Trainee
Derivative terms: Begin
3. Verb. Take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of. "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
Specialized synonyms: Strike Up, Innovate, Introduce, Activate, Actuate, Set Off, Spark, Spark Off, Touch Off, Trigger, Trigger Off, Trip, Constitute, Establish, Found, Institute, Plant, Arrange, Stage, Mount, Attempt, Set About, Undertake, Devise, Get Up, Machinate, Organise, Organize, Prepare
Generic synonyms: Cause, Do, Make
Derivative terms: Initiation, Initiator, Pioneer
4. Noun. Someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field.
Specialized synonyms: Polymath
Generic synonyms: Bookman, Scholar, Scholarly Person, Student
5. Verb. Accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite. "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"
Generic synonyms: Admit, Include, Let In
Derivative terms: Inductee, Induction, Initiation
6. Noun. People who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity. "It is very familiar to the initiate"
Generic synonyms: People
Derivative terms: Enlightened
Antonyms: Uninitiate
7. Verb. Bring up a topic for discussion.
Generic synonyms: Discuss, Hash Out, Talk Over
Specialized synonyms: Address, Cover, Deal, Handle, Plow, Treat
8. Verb. Set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for. "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II"
Definition of Initiate
1. v. t. To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon.
2. v. i. To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
3. a. Unpracticed; untried; new.
4. n. One who is, or is to be, initiated.
Definition of Initiate
1. Noun. A new member of an organization. ¹
2. Noun. One who has been through a ceremony of initiation. ¹
3. Verb. To begin, to start, to introduce. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Initiate
1. to originate [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES] - See also: originate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Initiate
Literary usage of Initiate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Law of Marriage, Divorce, Separation, and Domestic Relations by James Schouler, Arthur Walker Blakemore (1921)
"Birth of Issue, Curtesy initiate. Upon the birth of the child of a marriage alive,
tenancy in the husband's right to curtesy is said to be initiate, ..."
2. The Rights and Liabilities of Husband and Wife by John Fraser Macqueen (1905)
"Tenancy by the curtesy initiate, though thus called into being by the birth of
issue capable of inheriting, is not liable to be determined by the death of ..."
3. The Law of Real Property and Other Interests in Land by Herbert Thorndike Tiffany (1903)
"Curtesy initiate. Upon the birth of issue capable of inheriting, the husband is
said to be tenant by the curtesy initiate, and he becomes tenant by the ..."
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