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  1. INITIATE definition: 1. to cause something to begin: 2. to teach someone about an area of knowledge, or to allow…. Learn more.

  2. The meaning of INITIATE is to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going. How to use initiate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Initiate.

  3. Initiate definition: to begin, set going, or originate. See examples of INITIATE used in a sentence.

  4. As a noun, initiate refers to someone who has been inducted into a group. Initiate is tricky because you pronounce the last bit one way as a verb (i-ni-she-ate) and another when it's a noun (i-ni-she-at). If you're an initiate, you've been introduced to a field of study, an activity, a club, etc.

  5. An initiate is a person who has been accepted as a member by a particular group or club and been taught its secrets and skills.

  6. initiate something (formal) to make something begin synonym set/put in motion. to initiate legal proceedings against somebody; The government has initiated a programme of economic reform.

  7. 1. To set going by taking the first step; begin: initiated trade with developing nations. See Synonyms at begin. 2. To introduce to a new field, interest, skill, or activity: initiated the students into the world of opera. 3. To admit (someone) into membership, as with a ritual or ceremony. adj. (-ĭt) 1.