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initiatory

[ ih-nish-ee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ɪˈnɪʃ i əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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adjective
introductory; initial: an initiatory step toward a treaty.
serving to initiate or admit into a society, club, etc.
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Origin of initiatory

First recorded in 1605–15; initiate + -ory1

OTHER WORDS FROM initiatory

in·i·ti·a·to·ri·ly [ih-nish-ee-uh-tawr-uh-lee, -tohr-; ih-nish-ee-uh-tawr-uh-lee, -tohr-], /ɪˌnɪʃ i əˈtɔr ə li, -ˈtoʊr-; ɪˈnɪʃ i əˌtɔr ə li, -ˌtoʊr-/, adverb

Words nearby initiatory

initiate, initiated, initiation, initiative, initiator, initiatory, in itself, inject, injectable, injectant, injection
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Words related to initiatory

antecedent, basic, commencing, earliest, elementary, embryonic, first, foremost, fundamental, germinal, headmost, inaugural, inceptive, inchoate, incipient, infant, initial, initiative, introductory, leading

How to use initiatory in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for initiatory

initiatory
/ (ɪˈnɪʃɪˌətərɪ) /
adjective
of or concerning initiation or serving to initiate; initiative
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