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If you i_______ something, you start it or cause it to happen .If you initiate something, you start it or cause it to happen .
They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.
The trip was initiated by the manager of the community centre.
word initiate
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verb
If you initiate something, you start it or cause it to happen .
They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.
The trip was initiated by the manager of the community centre.
If you initiate someone into something, you introduce them to a particular skill or type of knowledge and teach them about it.
He initiated her into the study of other cultures.
If someone is initiated into something such as a religion, secret society, or social group, they become a member of it by taking part in ceremonies at which they learn its special knowledge or customs .
In many societies, young people are formally initiated into their adult roles.
...the ceremony that initiated members into the Order.
noun
An initiate is a person who has been accepted as a member by a particular group or club and been taught its secrets and skills.
Chen was an initiate of a Chinese spiritual discipline.
inflections initiatesinitiatinginitiated
cefr-level C1

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