initiate
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
initiate
▶verb /ɪˈnɪʃɪeɪt/
- 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).
– derivatives
initiation noun,
initiatory adjective.
initiation noun,
initiatory adjective.
– origin C16: from L. initiat-, initiare ‘begin’.
'initiate' also found in these Oxford entries:
blood
- bring
- contest
- control character
- establish
- flesh
- initiative
- instigate
- long-day
- motor cortex
- mount
- mystery
- mystic
- originate
- seed
- seed money
- short-day
- starter
- tackle
