initiate
verb (used with object), in·i·ti·at·ed, in·i·ti·at·ing.
adjective
noun
Origin of initiate
Synonyms for initiate
Synonym study
Antonyms for initiate
Related Words for initiate
begin, launch, institute, trigger, inaugurate, open, commence, introduce, invest, originate, pioneer, admit, install, enter, induct, intro, familiarize, coach, edify, indoctrinateExamples from the Web for initiate
Contemporary Examples of initiate
The feminist movement has encouraged women that they can initiate romantic relationships, too.
“Tesla will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology,” he wrote.
Men need to step up and have this discussion, and not rely on women to initiate and lead it.
Initiate a dialogue about how we are all kind of like little people, if you think about it, at least compared to the One Percent.
They can initiate ideas and catalyze a certain form, but the trick is not to begin, but to sustain.
Historical Examples of initiate
What they meant was not for the profane, or even for the initiate.
The Paliser caseEdgar Saltus
It is mine to initiate you into the highly respectable mysteries.
Despair's Last JourneyDavid Christie Murray
No guide-book ever can initiate you into the atmosphere of a city like Prague.
From a Terrace in PragueLieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker
The Senate, however, cannot initiate a treaty, the President alone can do that.
Ethics in ServiceWilliam Howard Taft
So then we began to initiate the plan of the new expedition.
Beasts, Men and GodsFerdinand Ossendowski