initiate
Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary
Contents |
[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Late Latin initiatus, pp. of initiare (“‘to begin, originate’”) < initium (“‘a beginning’”) < inire (“‘to go in, enter upon, begin’”) < in (“‘in’”) + ire (“‘to go’”).
[edit] Noun
|
Singular |
Plural |
initiate (plural initiates)
- A new member of an organization.
- One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
[edit] Translations
A new member of an organization
One who has been through a ceremony of initiation
[edit] Verb
|
Infinitive |
Third person singular |
Simple past |
Past participle |
Present participle |
to initiate (third-person singular simple present initiates, present participle initiating, simple past and past participle initiated)
[edit] Translations
To begin, to start, to introduce
[edit] Related terms
[edit] External links
- initiate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- initiate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- initiate at OneLook® Dictionary Search
