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