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Meaning of initiate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  initiate
      n 1: someone new to a field or activity [syn: {novice},
           {beginner}, {tyro}, {tiro}, {initiate}]
      2: someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly
         field [syn: {initiate}, {learned person}, {pundit}, {savant}]
      3: people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some
         field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"
         [syn: {initiate}, {enlightened}] [ant: {uninitiate}]
      v 1: bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a
           foundation" [syn: {originate}, {initiate}, {start}]
      2: take the lead or initiative in; participate in the
         development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart
         transplants" [syn: {initiate}, {pioneer}]
      3: accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually
         with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach
         puberty" [syn: {initiate}, {induct}]
      4: bring up a topic for discussion [syn: {broach}, {initiate}]
      5: set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for;
         "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II" [syn:
         {lead up}, {initiate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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