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| initiate | |
| 1. adj. (obsolete) Unpractised; untried; new. |  |
| 2. adj. (obsolete) Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted. | |
| 3. n. A new member of an organization. | |
| 4. n. One who has been through a ceremony of initiation. | |
| 5. v. To begin; to start. | |
| 6. v. To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce. | |
| 7. v. To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies. | |
| 8. v. (intransitive) To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative. | |
