- initiate someone into
- introduce someone to (an activity or skill).→ initiate
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
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initiate — [i nish′ē āt΄; ] for adj. & n. [ i nish′ē it, i nish′ēāt΄] or, occas. [ i nish′it] vt. initiated, initiating [< L initiatus, pp. of initiare, to enter upon, initiate < initium: see INITIAL] 1. to bring into practice or use; introduce by… … English World dictionary
initiate — I UK [ɪˈnɪʃɪeɪt] / US [ɪˈnɪʃɪˌeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms initiate : present tense I/you/we/they initiate he/she/it initiates present participle initiating past tense initiated past participle initiated ** 1) a) formal to make something… … English dictionary
initiate — in|i|ti|ate1 [ ı nıʃi,eıt ] verb transitive ** 1. ) FORMAL to make something start: The company initiated a management training program for small businesses. We shall initiate urgent discussions with our European partners. a ) LEGAL to start a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
initiate — initiates, initiating, initiated (The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪnɪ̱ʃieɪt[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]ɪnɪ̱ʃiət[/t]].) 1) VERB If you initiate something, you start it or cause it to happen. [V n] They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics … English dictionary
initiate — 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.… … English new terms dictionary
initiate — in the sense ‘to instruct (a person) in some piece of knowledge’, has the person as object and not the item of knowledge. You can initiate someone in or into something but you cannot initiate something in or into someone. The correct word for the … Modern English usage
initiate — i|ni|ti|ate1 [ıˈnıʃieıt] v [T] 1.) formal to arrange for something important to start, such as an official process or a new plan ▪ They have decided to initiate legal proceedings against the newspaper. ▪ Intellectuals have initiated a debate on… … Dictionary of contemporary English
initiate — 1 verb (T) 1 formal to arrange for something important to start, such as an official process or a new plan: The plaintiffs initiated court proceedings in order to recover their debts. 2 to introduce someone to special knowledge or skills that… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
initiate — 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,… …
initiate — in·i·ti·ate || ɪ nɪʃɪeɪt n. one who has been newly admitted into a group or secret society; one who possesses some special or secret knowledge v. set going, launch, begin, commence; instruct someone in the basic elements of a subject or… … English contemporary dictionary
