initiate
🇺🇸
/ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/
🇬🇧
/ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/
verb
C1
to start something
The company will initiate a new project next month.
C1
to introduce someone to something new
The teacher will initiate students into the basics of programming.
R
to formally admit someone into a group
The ceremony will initiate new members into the club.
noun
R
a new member of a group
As an initiate, he is learning the group's traditions.
translation
to start something; to introduce someone to something new; to formally admit someone into a group
a new member of a group
Word Forms
Perfect
initiated
Progressive
initiating
3rd Present
initiates
Past
initiated
Plural
initiates