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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary initiate
(-at·ed ; -at·ing) ETYMOLOGY Late Latin initiatus, past participle of initiare, from Latin, to induct, from initium DATE 1533 1. to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going initiate a program of reform enzymes that initiate fermentation 2. to induct into membership by or as if by special rites 3. to instruct in the rudiments or principles of something : introduce Synonyms: see begin
DATE 1537 1. a. initiated or properly admitted (as to membership or an office) b. instructed in some secret knowledge 2. obsolete : relating to an initiate
DATE 1811 1. a person who is undergoing or has undergone an initiation 2. a person who is instructed or adept in some special field English Etymology initiate 1. initiate (n.) "one who has been initiated," 1811, from pp. adj. initiate(c.1600); see initiate (v.). 2. initiate (v.) c.1600, from L. initiatus, pp. of initiare, from initium "beginning" (see initial). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 initiate ini·ti·ate verb/ i5niFieit / ▪ [VN] 1. (formal) to make sth begin 开始；发起；创始 SYN set in motion :
to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼 The government has initiated a programme of economic reform. 政府已开始实施经济改革方案。 2. ~ sb (into sth) to explain sth to sb and / or make them experience it for the first time 使了解；传授；教…开始尝试: Many of them had been initiated into drug use at an early age. 他们中有很多人在早年就被教会了吸毒。 3. ~ sb (into sth) to make sb a member of a particular group, especially as part of a secret ceremony (尤指在秘密仪式上)使加入,接纳,吸收: Hundreds are initiated into the sect each year. 每年有好几百人被接纳到这个教派中。 noun / i5niFiEt / a person who has been allowed to join a particular group, organization, or religion and is learning its rules and secrets 新加入某组织(或机构、宗教)的人；新入会的人 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English initiate verb ADV. formally The enquiry was formally initiated last month. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: BEGIN 1, commence, enter, get off, inaugurate, kick off, launch, open, start, take up Antonyms: terminate 2 Synonyms: INTRODUCE 3, inaugurate, institute, launch, originate, set up, usher in 3 to put through the formalities for becoming a member or official FF1C;the club initiated four new membersFF1E; Synonyms: inaugurate, induct, install, instate, invest Related Words: institute; admit, enter, introduce, take in Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged initiate I. ini·ti·ate \ə̇ˈnishēˌāt sometimes -isē-; usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin initiatus, past participle of initiare, from initium beginning — more at initial 1. a. : to begin or set going : make a beginning of : perform or facilitate the first actions, steps, or stages of : establish as an institution, custom, or trend < initiate a change in fashions > < initiated a new road-building program > < initiate progressive education > < special powers which actively initiate and actively promote progress — W.H.Mallock > < initiate a chain reaction > b. : to bring about the initial formation of : originate < polymerization chains so initiated — Otto Reinmuth > c. : to mark the beginning of < the wholesale confiscation of property which initiated the Nazi regime — R.H.Jackson > 2. : to begin the instruction of in some field : lead to knowledge of elements or rudiments : foster the first steps or beginning progress of : aid in becoming familiar or knowing < initiated into this tradition by his residence in Italy — Irving Babbitt > < felt that he was finally initiated — D.H.Lawrence > 3. : to receive or induct into membership of a society, club, or group, or into a certain status by or as if by special rites or formalities < initiated into a social fraternity > < the club will initiate new members Tuesday > Synonyms: see begin II. ini·tiate \-sh(ē)ə̇]t, -shēˌā] sometimes -sē-; usu ]d.+V\ adjective Etymology: Latin initiatus 1. : initiated or properly admitted (as to an office, secret society, or secret learning) 2. obsolete : relating to an initiate < my strange and self-abuse is the initiate fear — Shakespeare > III. initiate noun (-s) 1. a. : a person who is undergoing an initiation (as into a secret order) < the relationship between initiates and initiated — Notes & Queries on Anthropology > b. : one who has passed such an initiation or has been properly admitted (as to a fraternal organization) 2. a. : a person who is instructed or adept in some esoteric learning or mode of expression < abstruse and erudite papers intelligible only to the initiate — H.C.Dent > b. : one who has been previously exposed to some experience :one who is at home in some area of experience or activity < the initiate knows that dinner is nearing an end when the rice and tea appear — V.G.Heiser > |
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