initiate

initiate is a 8-letter English word with 15 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 15 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon.
2. transitive verb. To acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
3. transitive verb. To introduce into a society or organization; to confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
4. intransitive verb. To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
5. adjective. Unpracticed; untried; new.
6. adjective. Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.
7. noun. One who is, or is to be, initiated.
8. noun. people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity

   "it is very familiar to the initiate"

   Synonyms: enlightened

9. noun. someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

   Synonyms: pundit, savant

10. noun. someone new to a field or activity

    Synonyms: beginner, novice, tiro, tyro

11. verb. set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for

    "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II"

12. verb. bring up a topic for discussion

    Synonyms: broach

13. verb. bring into being

    "He initiated a new program"

    "Start a foundation"

    Synonyms: originate, start

14. verb. take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

    "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"

    Synonyms: pioneer

15. verb. accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite

    "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"

    Synonyms: induct

Synonyms

enlightened, pundit, savant, beginner, novice, tiro, tyro, broach, originate, start, pioneer, induct

Common word forms

initiated, initiates, initiating

Words from these letters

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