initiate

  • 21initiate — verb (t) /ɪˈnɪʃieɪt / (say i nisheeayt) (initiated, initiating) 1. to begin, set going, or originate: to initiate reforms. 2. to introduce into the knowledge of some art or subject. 3. to admit with formal rites into secret knowledge, a society,… …

  • 22initiate — verb ADVERB ▪ formally ▪ The investigation was formally initiated last month. ▪ immediately ▪ recently Initiate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑action, ↑ …

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  • 23initiate — verb ɪ nɪʃɪeɪt 1》 cause (a process or action) to begin. 2》 admit formally into a society or group, typically with a ritual. 3》 (initiate someone into) introduce someone to (an activity or skill). noun ɪ nɪʃɪət a person who has been initiated.… …

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  • 24initiate — in•i•ti•ate v. [[t]ɪˈnɪʃ iˌeɪt[/t]] adj., n. [[t] ɪt, ˌeɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing, adj. n. 1) to begin, set going, or originate: to initiate major social reforms[/ex] 2) to introduce into the knowledge of some art or subject 3) to admit into the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 25initiate — /ɪ nɪʃieɪt/ verb to start ● to initiate discussions …

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  • 26initiate — Commence; start; originate; introduce; inchoate. Curtesy initiate is the interest which a husband has in the wife s lands after a child is born who may inherit, but before the wife dies. To propose for approval as schedule of rates. Idaho Power… …

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  • 27initiate — Commence; start; originate; introduce; inchoate. Curtesy initiate is the interest which a husband has in the wife s lands after a child is born who may inherit, but before the wife dies. To propose for approval as schedule of rates. Idaho Power… …

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  • 28initiate — v., n., & adj. v.tr. 1 begin; set going; originate. 2 a (usu. foll. by into) admit (a person) into a society, an office, a secret, etc., esp. with a ritual. b (usu. foll. by in, into) instruct (a person) in science, art, etc. n. a person who has… …

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  • 29Initiate tenant by courtesy — Initiate In*i ti*ate, a. [L. initiatus, p. p.] [1913 Webster] 1. Unpracticed; untried; new. [Obs.] The initiate fear that wants hard use. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 30initiate a civil action — index sue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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