initiate

Plural: initiates

Noun

• someone new to a field or activity
• someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
• people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
  • "it is very familiar to the initiate"
• A new member of an organization.
• One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
• One who is oriented in and familiar with a topic or subject; especially, one who is an expert in it.

Verb

Verb Forms: initiated, initiating, initiates

• To begin or originate something; to admit into a group.
• bring into being
  • "He initiated a new program"
• take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
• accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite
  • "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"
• bring up a topic for discussion
• set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
• To begin; to start.
• To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
• To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
• To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.

Adj

• Unpracticed, untried, new.
• Begun, commenced, introduced to or in the rudiments (of), newly admitted.

Examples

• He hoped to initiate a new strategy, but his opening plays were too conservative.

Synonyms

beginner, broach, enlightened, induct, lead up, learned person, novice, originate, pioneer, pundit, savant, start, tiro, tyro, commence, institute

Antonyms

uninitiate, complete, conclude, discontinue, finish, halt, noninitiate#Noun, novice#Noun, pause, suspend

Related Words

initiable, initial, initialism, initialize, initials, initiation, initiative, initiator, resume

Anagrams of initiate