initiate
verb (used with object)
to begin, set going, or originate.
have been initiating
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present perfect progressiveof initiate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“Najib is trying to pull the rug from under their feet by saying, ‘Look, I have been initiating all these reforms.’”
From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 9, 2012
Perhaps you have been initiating yourself in the good graces of a Rev. Clergyman, by a few such quotations.
From Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton by Rebecca Agatha Armour
