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initiate

Main Entry:: ¹ini·ti·ate
Pronunciation:: \i-ˈni-shē-ˌāt\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: ini·ti·at·ed; ini·ti·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

— ini·ti·a·tor

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\-ˌā-tər\ noun

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