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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   initiate

   • v.
     cause (a process or action) to begin；admit (someone) into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual
   • n.
     a person who has been initiated into an organization or activity, typically recently

   • verb: initiate, 3rd person present: initiates, gerund or present participle: initiating, past tense: initiated, past participle: initiated

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. cause (a process or action) to begin he proposes to initiate discussions on planning procedures 同義詞 begin, start off, commence, take action on, usher in, ... 更多institute, inaugurate, put in place, launch, open, instigate, bring about, get under way, set in motion, trigger off, actuate, establish, set up, lay the foundations of, lay the first stone of, lay the cornerstone of, sow the seeds of, start the ball rolling, originate, pioneer, informalget cracking on, get going on, kick off反義詞 complete, finish
   • 2. admit (someone) into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual she had been formally initiated into the sorority 同義詞 introduce, admit, let, induct, install, ... 更多instate, incorporate, ordain, invest, enlist, enroll, recruit, sign up, swear in, convert反義詞 expel
   • ▪ introduce someone to (a particular activity or skill, especially a difficult or obscure one) they were initiated into the mysteries of trigonometry 同義詞 teach about, instruct in, coach in, tutor in, school in, ... 更多train in, drill in, prime in, ground in, familiarize with, acquaint with, make conversant with, make aware of, indoctrinate, inculcate, informalbreak someone in, show someone the ropes

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a person who has been initiated into an organization or activity, typically recently initiates of the Shiva cult the initiate Marines

   initiated

   • plural
     a small group of people who share obscure knowledge: it's a secret sign to the initiated

   Oxford American Dictionary

   initiated

   • plural
     a small group of people who share obscure knowledge: it's a secret sign to the initiated

   Oxford Dictionary

3. • 更多解釋

   initiate

   • v.
     cause (a process or action) to begin: he proposes to initiate discussions on planning procedures
   • n.
     a person who has been initiated into an organization or activity: an initiate of the cult

   Oxford Dictionary