initiate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: initiate	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for initiate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
initiate n someone new to a field or activity [syn: novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate] someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field Synonym(s): initiate, learned person, pundit, savant people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate" Synonym(s): initiate, enlightened Antonym(s): uninitiate v bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation" Synonym(s): originate, initiate, start take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" Synonym(s): initiate, pioneer accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty" Synonym(s): initiate, induct bring up a topic for discussion Synonym(s): broach, initiate set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II" Synonym(s): lead up, initiate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Initiate \Ini"tiate\, n. One who is, or is to be, initiated.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Initiate \Ini"tiate\, v. i. To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative. [R.] --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Initiate \Ini"tiate\, a. [L. initiatus, p. p.] 1. Unpracticed; untried; new. [Obs.] [bd]The initiate fear that wants hard use.[b8] --Shak. 2. Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted. To rise in science as in bliss, Initiate in the secrets of the skies. --Young. {Initiate tenant by courtesy} (Law), said of a husband who becomes such in his wife's estate of inheritance by the birth of a child, but whose estate is not consummated till the death of the wife. --Mozley & W.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Initiate \Ini"tiate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Initiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Initiating}.] [L. initiatus, p. p. of initiare to begin, fr. initium beginning. See {Initial}.] 1. To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon. How are changes of this sort to be initiated? --I. Taylor. 2. To acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce. Providence would only initiate mankind into the useful knowledge of her treasures, leaving the rest to employ our industry. --Dr. H. More. To initiate his pupil into any part of learning, an ordinary skill in the governor is enough. --Locke. 3. To introduce into a society or organization; to confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies. The Athenians believed that he who was initiated and instructed in the mysteries would obtain celestial honor after death. --Bp. Warburton. He was initiated into half a dozen clubs before he was one and twenty. --Spectator.