initiate
verb (used with object)
to begin, set going, or originate.
uninitiate
-
a word derived from
initiate.
Example Sentences
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Plus, coming into “Dune: Prophecy” as a stone-cold uninitiate is a challenge for which the script compensates using a combination of summary via narration and a brief, expository title card.
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2024
Georges Rouault is not an easy artist for the uninitiate who are either baffled or enraged by his splashes of paint, the occasionally grotesque appearance of his great clown's heads, his brick-colored nudes.
From Time Magazine Archive
When Francis P. Garvan signs a check, document or letter with his swift script, which reads to the uninitiate Francis P. Gaway, his signature stands for himself & wife.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even the uninitiate can be sure that the victim will not be Guest Star Eva Gabor.
From Time Magazine Archive
None but those who have tried it can appreciate the delight of finding, in a manner that the uninitiate call cold and repellent, an ever-ready loving caress.
From Sword and Gown A Novel by George A. (George Alfred) Lawrence
