Definition of initiates Initiates
/ɪnɪˈʃiʌts/ - [inisheeuts] -
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What does initiates mean?
Wiktionary 
- initiates (Noun)
Plural of initiate.
Part of speech
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NounPlural: initiates |
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| initiate - people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate" | ||
| enlightened | ||
| people members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?" | ||
| initiate - someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field | ||
| learned person, pundit, savant | ||
| bookman, scholarly person, student, scholar a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution | ||
| initiate - someone new to a field or activity | ||
| novice, beginner, tyro, tiro | ||
| unskilled person a person who lacks technical training | ||
| abecedarian a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge | ||
| apprentice, prentice, learner works for an expert to learn a trade | ||
| greenhorn, rookie, cub the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion | ||
| landlubber, landsman, lubber an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage | ||
| newbie, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, newcomer, neophyte, entrant, starter young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying | ||
| tenderfoot an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living) | ||
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| initiate - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" | ||
| pioneer | ||
| cause, do, make give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" | ||
| strike up begin; "strike up a conversation"; "strike up a friendship" | ||
| innovate, introduce put before (a body); "introduce legislation" | ||
| spark off, touch off, trigger off, actuate, spark, trigger, activate, trip, set off emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark" | ||
| institute, found, constitute, plant, establish advance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings" | ||
| stage, arrange plan, organize, and carry out (an event); "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion" | ||
| mount fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis" | ||
| attempt, set about, undertake begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project" | ||
| machinate, devise, organise, organize, get up, prepare give by will, especially real property | ||
| initiate - accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty" | ||
| induct | ||
| let in, include, admit add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category; "We must include this chemical element in the group" | ||
| initiate - bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation" | ||
| originate, start | ||
| create, make create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses" | ||
| originate in come from | ||
| lead up, initiate set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II" | ||
| set set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments" | ||
| date back, date from go back | ||
| initiate - set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II" | ||
| lead up | ||
| originate, initiate, start bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation" | ||
| initiate - bring up a topic for discussion | ||
| broach | ||
| hash out, talk over, discuss speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget" | ||
| plow, handle, treat, address, deal, cover to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring" | ||
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Wiktionary
- initiate (Noun)
A new member of an organization. - initiate (Noun)
One who has been through a ceremony of initiation. - initiate (Verb)
To begin; to start. - initiate (Verb)
To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce. - initiate (Verb)
To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies. - initiate (Verb)
To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- initiate (v. t.)
To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon. - initiate (v. t.)
To acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce. - initiate (v. t.)
To introduce into a society or organization; to confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies. - initiate (v. i.)
To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative. - initiate (a.)
Unpracticed; untried; new. - initiate (a.)
Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted. - initiate (n.)
One who is, or is to be, initiated.
