initiate

initiate has 15 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 8.

Definitions

• v. t.. To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon.
• v. t.. To acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
• v. t.. To introduce into a society or organization; to confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
• v. i.. To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
• a.. Unpracticed; untried; new.
• a.. Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.
• n.. One who is, or is to be, initiated.
• n.. people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"
• n.. someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
• n.. someone new to a field or activity
• v.. set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II"
• v.. bring up a topic for discussion