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initiate
verb
-
initiate
,
initiating
,
initiates
,
initiated
to
begin
or
cause
something
to
begin
•
The
city
will
initiate
a
new
recycling
program
next
month
.
The
city
will
initiate
a
new
recycling
program
next
month
.
•
Pressing
this
button
initiates
the
backup
process
on
the
computer
.
Pressing
this
button
initiates
the
backup
process
on
the
computer
.
From
Latin
initiāre
“
to
begin
,
introduce
,”
from
initium
“
a
beginning
.”
verb
-
initiate
,
initiating
,
initiates
,
initiated
to
formally
admit
someone
into
an
organization
or
group
,
often
with
a
special
ceremony
•
The
elders
initiated
the
new
members
with
a
candle-lit
ceremony
.
The
elders
initiated
the
new
members
with
a
candle-lit
ceremony
.
•
Each
recruit
must
be
initiated
before
accessing
the
society
’
s
archives
.
Each
recruit
must
be
initiated
before
accessing
the
society
’
s
archives
.
noun
a
person
who
has
recently
been
admitted
to
a
group
and
begun
learning
its
special
knowledge
or
rules
•
The
initiates
listened
carefully
as
the
master
explained
the
ancient
code
.
The
initiates
listened
carefully
as
the
master
explained
the
ancient
code
.
•
As
an
initiate
,
she
had
limited
access
to
the
temple
’
s
inner
rooms
.
As
an
initiate
,
she
had
limited
access
to
the
temple
’
s
inner
rooms
.
