Definition of initiate in English:

initiate

verb ɪˈnɪʃɪeɪtɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt

[with object]

1Cause (a process or action) to begin.
开始（过程，行动）;发起，创始
he proposes to initiate discussions on planning procedures
他提议启动计划程序的讨论。
Example sentencesExamples
- He developed acute psychosis and had to be admitted in order to initiate treatment.
- Airports are being upgraded, modernisation plans have been prepared and action initiated.
- However, this was by no means the case, even before liberal reforms were initiated.
- The secret stakeholder dialogue was initiated by BNFL two years ago in an attempt to improve its environmental image.
- The idea, if such deals are initiated, is to use a part of the budget surplus to finance them.
- Women in sex work were categorized as high-risk groups and several interventions were initiated.
- In late 1998 court proceedings were initiated due to irregularities in the purchase of these shares.
- In 1999 the former Northern Municipality Local Council began to initiate development.
- The German Transplantation Society has initiated an audit to investigate the influence of these factors.
- In the end, the question of why the campaign was initiated may overshadow the campaign itself.
- Repairs were initiated because the roof leaked so much that staff had to work with umbrellas over their heads.
- The idea first got a foothold with a bird project initiated by the Audubon Society.
- This completes the process initiated by me in my last budget in this regard.
- If an impact is too rapid, and acclimation on the level of gene expression cannot occur, cellular damage and cell death are initiated.
- The report proposed that the authority initiate a procurement process to enable anyone to put forward any technologies for waste disposal.
- Due to the demands from women in the childbirth movement, some changes were initiated.
- Another preliminary investigation was initiated into a group of people of Arab origin living in Hamburg.
- The process begins with initiating the microscopic process under study.
- He said that the campaign against him was initiated by a number of people who had an interest in changing the Prosecutor General.
- Both revolutions were initiated as wars of liberation, wars of national renewal.
Synonyms
begin, start off, commence, take action on, usher in
institute, inaugurate, put in place, launch, open, instigate, bring about, get under way, set in motion, trigger off, actuate
establish, set up, lay the foundations of, lay the first stone of, lay the cornerstone of, sow the seeds of, start the ball rolling
originate, pioneer
informal get cracking on, get going on, kick off
2Admit (someone) into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual.
（尤指举行仪式）接受…加入秘密社团（或组织）；吸收
she had been formally initiated into the movement
她已正式获准加入运动。
Example sentencesExamples
- Few children are now initiated into the Lyangombe and Nyabingi sects.
- Recently, she claimed to have been initiated into a traditional Aboriginal community.
- Groups of girls of approximately the same age are initiated into these societies.
- Rennie, whose grandfather and father were both members, was initiated into the society when he was just 15.
- It's not something you need to be initiated into with mystical rites.
- It was like being initiated into some secret society being taken to it.
- For example, among the Mende of Sierra Leone, boys must be initiated into the Poro Society before they are recognized as adult.
- Take that girl I was talking about earlier on, who was initiated into a satanic cult.
- In the novel the young girl who was initiated into the movement was an articulate student, a dissenter by nature.
- He was initiated as a Wiccan at the Spring equinox seven years ago, on a mountainside near Manchester where he then lived.
- It was the great word of power, known only to priestesses initiated into the Mysteries of the gods.
- Few or none of them will have actually been initiated into a shaman tradition by the use of such drugs.
- With this comes the revelation that it is deity, not an individual, who initiates you.
- At the end of the Recruitment, the Masters and Mistresses and I will decide which of you are qualified to be initiated into the League.
- The girls came with their parents and were initiated into the Gayatri Mantra by their fathers.
- She had been initiated into the secrets at the age of sixteen and told of their goals and their reason for existence.
- During the exorcism we asked her what organisation she had been initiated into and she wouldn't tell us but we managed to squeeze it out of her.
- When one is initiated into Santeria, he or she dresses completely in white clothing for one year.
Synonyms
introduce, admit, let, induct, install, instate, incorporate, ordain, invest, enlist, enrol, recruit, sign up, swear in
1. 2.1as plural noun the initiated A small group of people who share obscure knowledge.
  〈喻〉内行人
  it's a secret sign to the initiated
  Example sentencesExamples
  Thus, the initiated are separated by high fences and impenetrable jargon from the ordinary folk.
  It might be months after an event happened before it was known to any but a little circle of the initiated.
  They introduce rules of engagement and silly words to enhance a sense of self-importance among the initiated.
  They are a mark of respect and accomplishment, which only the initiated truly appreciate.
  All tattoo artists present will be more than happy to discuss ideas with the initiated and first-timer alike.
  Designers presented understated elegance, a lifestyle only for the initiated.
  This book is not aimed at the initiated, and I hope it will be accessible to people with little or no knowledge of modern Irish history.
  Awesome and seductive, they undo the myth that contemporary art is unintelligible to all but the initiated.
  The rules are simple to the initiated, mind-boggling to the novice.
  Just 10 years ago its name was only known to a small group of the initiated.
  In the 18th century music came to be seen as an art form with social implications and not just a technical skill for the initiated.
  It's not surprising, then, that most books on the subject don't reach beyond the initiated.
2. 2.2initiate someone in/into Introduce someone to (a particular activity or skill, especially a difficult or obscure one)
  介绍…参加（某活动）；使知晓（困难复杂的技能）
  they were initiated into the mysteries of mathematics
  他们被引入了神秘的数学世界。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was my father who initiated me into athletics.
  During one of his visits to jail, he meets a con man named Jack Duane who initiates Jurgis into a life of crime.
  While her father is an avid golfer, she has just about got initiated into the game.
  Every student has a different pace of learning and therefore, determining what kind of a learner he or she is was the first step in initiating him into high-impact learning methods.
  One rainy day, when playing cricket was out of the question, his teacher at the primary school in Surrey that he attended brought his class inside and, using the blackboard, initiated them into the secrets of cricket scoring.
  As they become better acquainted, Snow Flower initiates Lily into a system of code-writing used solely between women.
  How to play the forward and the backward defensive strokes is common knowledge to anyone who has been initiated into the game.
  Visitors would be initiated into the possibilities of yoga and given insights on how to lead a stress-free life.
  The purpose of high school science courses should not be to train scientists but to educate students by initiating them into our ongoing cultural conversation about how to make sense of the world.
  In fact, the credit for initiating him into the world of shadow puppetry goes to a Chinese scholar.
  Patients must be initiated into simple exercises such as walking.
  Well, last year was my first Finke and that was when I was initiated into all that is motor sports.
  It was he who initiated Bensemann into the dark art of English dancing.
  Glencoe initiates us into Scottish naturescapes.
  The institute, incorporated in 1987, is devoted to developing leadership among Detroit's young people and initiating them into the struggle for civil rights.
  I had been working as an overseer of cattle for a few weeks and had spent the last few days initiating her into her new role.
  When they leave school many go to the factory or workshop and become initiated into the mysteries of betting and other evils.
  They will be initiated into sports activities - volleyball for men and throw ball for women.
  His brother initiates him into the worlds of North American popular music and womanizing.
  His mother initiated him into classical music, and he started learning in 1989.
  Synonyms
  teach about, instruct in, coach in, tutor in, school in, train in, drill in, prime in, ground in, familiarize with, acquaint with, make conversant with, make aware of
  indoctrinate, inculcate
  informal break someone in, show someone the ropes

noun ɪˈnɪʃɪətɪˈnɪʃiət

A person who has been initiated into an organization or activity.
加入某组织（或活动）者（尤指新入会者）
an initiate of the cult
湿婆神教新教徒。
Example sentencesExamples
- But an initiate is no less an initiate for not being branded with a particular tradition.
- He ruminates, at one point, that maybe awakened men and women of old were copied by students and initiates observing this movement in the hope that it would be beneficial or move them towards the ‘goal’.
- Like a young initiate into a cult, however, I took this failure to be a sign that ever greater and more glorious rewards lay ahead.
- It would take much before they were deemed worthy to become initiates, they indicated.
- We know that many of the greatest men of Athens were initiates (including Plato) as well as were slaves; and later, senators and emperors of Rome.
- The mask was carved by a member of a men's secret society and was danced by another of these members at ceremonies for new initiates.
- The mystery and terror of confronting unknown beings in this context places the initiate in an altered state and primes him to receive instruction.
- There's also going to be a second level of membership, the initiates.
- This is a journey common to the initiates of Tantric cults, Australian Aborigines; even Chinese and Christians.
- He was, as a graduate student at a major university, an initiate into academic culture.
- As with much of initiation art, this sculpture instructs the initiates and the community in matters of dispute resolution, sexual maturity, and good judgment.
- Members are those initiates who have been to a few rituals and like what they see and the people they are working magic with.
- His eyes scanned the gathering in the abbey's library; friends and family of the initiates were invited and encouraged to attend.
- A potential initiate is hardly going to stumble upon a support group this small.
- The advisers give advice to the Guild-mistress, and are her closest friends, and they also train the messengers, neophytes, and initiates to do their duties.
- He must also explain what new initiates are to be dropped or reduced as a result.
- For centuries these paintings were reserved for sacred ceremonies and the eyes of the initiates and participants only.
- I had a conversation with a student on my campus who was a recent initiate of an organization.
- Its second task, in short, is to make activists of baptismal initiates.
- The hippo alludes to someone looking for an extramarital relationship; the hippo mask thus serves to admonish initiates and the general public about inappropriate behavior.
Synonyms
novice, starter, beginner, newcomer
learner, student, pupil, trainee, apprentice, probationer
new boy, new girl, new recruit, raw recruit, recruit, tyro, neophyte
member
Christianity postulant, novitiate
informal rookie, new kid (on the block), newie, newbie
North American informal greenhorn

Derivatives

initiatory

adjective ɪˈnɪʃɪət(ə)riɪˈnɪʃ(i)əˌtɔri

While these two terms declare themselves throughout, their strife is a contentious collusion, less apocalyptic than initiatory.
Example sentencesExamples
- Before explaining some of the events that I witnessed and participated in while in this performance space I would like to return and examine the temporal states of this initiatory experience.
- In that great initiatory arc of my life, I stood, in a wedding reception line facing the great archetypal losses: death of a loved one, end of an affair, and passage from youth to - what?
- The cult of Mithras was an initiatory, ‘mystery’ tradition whose enthusiasts could largely be found in the Roman army.
- You need to take certain oaths, read prescribed texts, pass tests, and undergo initiatory rites.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in sense 2 of the verb): from Latin initiat- 'begun', from the verb initiare, from initium 'beginning'.

Rhymes

officiate, propitiate, vitiate novitiate, patriciate

Definition of initiate in US English:

initiate

verbɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtiˈniSHēˌāt

[with object]

1Cause (a process or action) to begin.
开始（过程，行动）;发起，创始
he proposes to initiate discussions on planning procedures
他提议启动计划程序的讨论。
Example sentencesExamples
- This completes the process initiated by me in my last budget in this regard.
- Due to the demands from women in the childbirth movement, some changes were initiated.
- Both revolutions were initiated as wars of liberation, wars of national renewal.
- If an impact is too rapid, and acclimation on the level of gene expression cannot occur, cellular damage and cell death are initiated.
- Women in sex work were categorized as high-risk groups and several interventions were initiated.
- He developed acute psychosis and had to be admitted in order to initiate treatment.
- The report proposed that the authority initiate a procurement process to enable anyone to put forward any technologies for waste disposal.
- The German Transplantation Society has initiated an audit to investigate the influence of these factors.
- In the end, the question of why the campaign was initiated may overshadow the campaign itself.
- The process begins with initiating the microscopic process under study.
- The idea, if such deals are initiated, is to use a part of the budget surplus to finance them.
- In 1999 the former Northern Municipality Local Council began to initiate development.
- However, this was by no means the case, even before liberal reforms were initiated.
- The idea first got a foothold with a bird project initiated by the Audubon Society.
- Repairs were initiated because the roof leaked so much that staff had to work with umbrellas over their heads.
- The secret stakeholder dialogue was initiated by BNFL two years ago in an attempt to improve its environmental image.
- In late 1998 court proceedings were initiated due to irregularities in the purchase of these shares.
- Another preliminary investigation was initiated into a group of people of Arab origin living in Hamburg.
- He said that the campaign against him was initiated by a number of people who had an interest in changing the Prosecutor General.
- Airports are being upgraded, modernisation plans have been prepared and action initiated.
Synonyms
begin, start off, commence, take action on, usher in
2Admit (someone) into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual.
（尤指举行仪式）接受…加入秘密社团（或组织）；吸收
she had been formally initiated into the sorority
她已正式获准加入运动。
Example sentencesExamples
- He was initiated as a Wiccan at the Spring equinox seven years ago, on a mountainside near Manchester where he then lived.
- The girls came with their parents and were initiated into the Gayatri Mantra by their fathers.
- She had been initiated into the secrets at the age of sixteen and told of their goals and their reason for existence.
- At the end of the Recruitment, the Masters and Mistresses and I will decide which of you are qualified to be initiated into the League.
- It was the great word of power, known only to priestesses initiated into the Mysteries of the gods.
- With this comes the revelation that it is deity, not an individual, who initiates you.
- Rennie, whose grandfather and father were both members, was initiated into the society when he was just 15.
- When one is initiated into Santeria, he or she dresses completely in white clothing for one year.
- It's not something you need to be initiated into with mystical rites.
- In the novel the young girl who was initiated into the movement was an articulate student, a dissenter by nature.
- Groups of girls of approximately the same age are initiated into these societies.
- It was like being initiated into some secret society being taken to it.
- Take that girl I was talking about earlier on, who was initiated into a satanic cult.
- For example, among the Mende of Sierra Leone, boys must be initiated into the Poro Society before they are recognized as adult.
- During the exorcism we asked her what organisation she had been initiated into and she wouldn't tell us but we managed to squeeze it out of her.
- Few children are now initiated into the Lyangombe and Nyabingi sects.
- Recently, she claimed to have been initiated into a traditional Aboriginal community.
- Few or none of them will have actually been initiated into a shaman tradition by the use of such drugs.
Synonyms
introduce, admit, let, induct, install, instate, incorporate, ordain, invest, enlist, enrol, recruit, sign up, swear in
1. 2.1as plural noun the initiated A small group of people who share obscure knowledge.
  〈喻〉内行人
  he flies over an airway marker beacon, known as a “fix” to the initiated
  Example sentencesExamples
  They are a mark of respect and accomplishment, which only the initiated truly appreciate.
  Awesome and seductive, they undo the myth that contemporary art is unintelligible to all but the initiated.
  All tattoo artists present will be more than happy to discuss ideas with the initiated and first-timer alike.
  It might be months after an event happened before it was known to any but a little circle of the initiated.
  Just 10 years ago its name was only known to a small group of the initiated.
  Designers presented understated elegance, a lifestyle only for the initiated.
  Thus, the initiated are separated by high fences and impenetrable jargon from the ordinary folk.
  The rules are simple to the initiated, mind-boggling to the novice.
  It's not surprising, then, that most books on the subject don't reach beyond the initiated.
  This book is not aimed at the initiated, and I hope it will be accessible to people with little or no knowledge of modern Irish history.
  They introduce rules of engagement and silly words to enhance a sense of self-importance among the initiated.
  In the 18th century music came to be seen as an art form with social implications and not just a technical skill for the initiated.
2. 2.2initiate someone in/into Introduce someone to (a particular activity or skill, especially a difficult or obscure one)
  介绍…参加（某活动）；使知晓（困难复杂的技能）
  they were initiated into the mysteries of trigonometry
  他们被引入了神秘的数学世界。
  Example sentencesExamples
  His brother initiates him into the worlds of North American popular music and womanizing.
  His mother initiated him into classical music, and he started learning in 1989.
  It was my father who initiated me into athletics.
  During one of his visits to jail, he meets a con man named Jack Duane who initiates Jurgis into a life of crime.
  How to play the forward and the backward defensive strokes is common knowledge to anyone who has been initiated into the game.
  As they become better acquainted, Snow Flower initiates Lily into a system of code-writing used solely between women.
  The institute, incorporated in 1987, is devoted to developing leadership among Detroit's young people and initiating them into the struggle for civil rights.
  Patients must be initiated into simple exercises such as walking.
  Visitors would be initiated into the possibilities of yoga and given insights on how to lead a stress-free life.
  They will be initiated into sports activities - volleyball for men and throw ball for women.
  It was he who initiated Bensemann into the dark art of English dancing.
  The purpose of high school science courses should not be to train scientists but to educate students by initiating them into our ongoing cultural conversation about how to make sense of the world.
  When they leave school many go to the factory or workshop and become initiated into the mysteries of betting and other evils.
  Glencoe initiates us into Scottish naturescapes.
  While her father is an avid golfer, she has just about got initiated into the game.
  Every student has a different pace of learning and therefore, determining what kind of a learner he or she is was the first step in initiating him into high-impact learning methods.
  In fact, the credit for initiating him into the world of shadow puppetry goes to a Chinese scholar.
  I had been working as an overseer of cattle for a few weeks and had spent the last few days initiating her into her new role.
  One rainy day, when playing cricket was out of the question, his teacher at the primary school in Surrey that he attended brought his class inside and, using the blackboard, initiated them into the secrets of cricket scoring.
  Well, last year was my first Finke and that was when I was initiated into all that is motor sports.
  Synonyms
  teach about, instruct in, coach in, tutor in, school in, train in, drill in, prime in, ground in, familiarize with, acquaint with, make conversant with, make aware of

nounɪˈnɪʃiətiˈniSHēət

A person who has been initiated into an organization or activity, typically recently.
加入某组织（或活动）者（尤指新入会者）
initiates of the Shiva cult
湿婆神教新教徒。
as modifier the initiate Marines
海军陆战队新兵。
Example sentencesExamples
- Like a young initiate into a cult, however, I took this failure to be a sign that ever greater and more glorious rewards lay ahead.
- His eyes scanned the gathering in the abbey's library; friends and family of the initiates were invited and encouraged to attend.
- But an initiate is no less an initiate for not being branded with a particular tradition.
- The hippo alludes to someone looking for an extramarital relationship; the hippo mask thus serves to admonish initiates and the general public about inappropriate behavior.
- He ruminates, at one point, that maybe awakened men and women of old were copied by students and initiates observing this movement in the hope that it would be beneficial or move them towards the ‘goal’.
- The advisers give advice to the Guild-mistress, and are her closest friends, and they also train the messengers, neophytes, and initiates to do their duties.
- He was, as a graduate student at a major university, an initiate into academic culture.
- The mystery and terror of confronting unknown beings in this context places the initiate in an altered state and primes him to receive instruction.
- Its second task, in short, is to make activists of baptismal initiates.
- As with much of initiation art, this sculpture instructs the initiates and the community in matters of dispute resolution, sexual maturity, and good judgment.
- This is a journey common to the initiates of Tantric cults, Australian Aborigines; even Chinese and Christians.
- Members are those initiates who have been to a few rituals and like what they see and the people they are working magic with.
- A potential initiate is hardly going to stumble upon a support group this small.
- The mask was carved by a member of a men's secret society and was danced by another of these members at ceremonies for new initiates.
- I had a conversation with a student on my campus who was a recent initiate of an organization.
- He must also explain what new initiates are to be dropped or reduced as a result.
- We know that many of the greatest men of Athens were initiates (including Plato) as well as were slaves; and later, senators and emperors of Rome.
- For centuries these paintings were reserved for sacred ceremonies and the eyes of the initiates and participants only.
- It would take much before they were deemed worthy to become initiates, they indicated.
- There's also going to be a second level of membership, the initiates.
Synonyms
novice, starter, beginner, newcomer

Origin

Mid 16th century (in initiate (sense 2 of the verb)): from Latin initiat- ‘begun’, from the verb initiare, from initium ‘beginning’.

词汇	initiate
释义	Definition of initiate in English: initiate verb ɪˈnɪʃɪeɪtɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt [with object] 1Cause (a process or action) to begin. 开始（过程，行动）;发起，创始 he proposes to initiate discussions on planning procedures 他提议启动计划程序的讨论。 Example sentencesExamples He developed acute psychosis and had to be admitted in order to initiate treatment. Airports are being upgraded, modernisation plans have been prepared and action initiated. However, this was by no means the case, even before liberal reforms were initiated. The secret stakeholder dialogue was initiated by BNFL two years ago in an attempt to improve its environmental image. The idea, if such deals are initiated, is to use a part of the budget surplus to finance them. Women in sex work were categorized as high-risk groups and several interventions were initiated. In late 1998 court proceedings were initiated due to irregularities in the purchase of these shares. In 1999 the former Northern Municipality Local Council began to initiate development. The German Transplantation Society has initiated an audit to investigate the influence of these factors. In the end, the question of why the campaign was initiated may overshadow the campaign itself. Repairs were initiated because the roof leaked so much that staff had to work with umbrellas over their heads. The idea first got a foothold with a bird project initiated by the Audubon Society. This completes the process initiated by me in my last budget in this regard. If an impact is too rapid, and acclimation on the level of gene expression cannot occur, cellular damage and cell death are initiated. The report proposed that the authority initiate a procurement process to enable anyone to put forward any technologies for waste disposal. Due to the demands from women in the childbirth movement, some changes were initiated. Another preliminary investigation was initiated into a group of people of Arab origin living in Hamburg. The process begins with initiating the microscopic process under study. He said that the campaign against him was initiated by a number of people who had an interest in changing the Prosecutor General. Both revolutions were initiated as wars of liberation, wars of national renewal. Synonyms begin, start off, commence, take action on, usher in institute, inaugurate, put in place, launch, open, instigate, bring about, get under way, set in motion, trigger off, actuate establish, set up, lay the foundations of, lay the first stone of, lay the cornerstone of, sow the seeds of, start the ball rolling originate, pioneer informal get cracking on, get going on, kick off 2Admit (someone) into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual. （尤指举行仪式）接受…加入秘密社团（或组织）；吸收 she had been formally initiated into the movement 她已正式获准加入运动。 Example sentencesExamples Few children are now initiated into the Lyangombe and Nyabingi sects. Recently, she claimed to have been initiated into a traditional Aboriginal community. Groups of girls of approximately the same age are initiated into these societies. Rennie, whose grandfather and father were both members, was initiated into the society when he was just 15. It's not something you need to be initiated into with mystical rites. It was like being initiated into some secret society being taken to it. For example, among the Mende of Sierra Leone, boys must be initiated into the Poro Society before they are recognized as adult. Take that girl I was talking about earlier on, who was initiated into a satanic cult. In the novel the young girl who was initiated into the movement was an articulate student, a dissenter by nature. He was initiated as a Wiccan at the Spring equinox seven years ago, on a mountainside near Manchester where he then lived. It was the great word of power, known only to priestesses initiated into the Mysteries of the gods. Few or none of them will have actually been initiated into a shaman tradition by the use of such drugs. With this comes the revelation that it is deity, not an individual, who initiates you. At the end of the Recruitment, the Masters and Mistresses and I will decide which of you are qualified to be initiated into the League. The girls came with their parents and were initiated into the Gayatri Mantra by their fathers. She had been initiated into the secrets at the age of sixteen and told of their goals and their reason for existence. During the exorcism we asked her what organisation she had been initiated into and she wouldn't tell us but we managed to squeeze it out of her. When one is initiated into Santeria, he or she dresses completely in white clothing for one year. Synonyms introduce, admit, let, induct, install, instate, incorporate, ordain, invest, enlist, enrol, recruit, sign up, swear in 2.1as plural noun the initiated A small group of people who share obscure knowledge. 〈喻〉内行人 it's a secret sign to the initiated Example sentencesExamples Thus, the initiated are separated by high fences and impenetrable jargon from the ordinary folk. It might be months after an event happened before it was known to any but a little circle of the initiated. They introduce rules of engagement and silly words to enhance a sense of self-importance among the initiated. They are a mark of respect and accomplishment, which only the initiated truly appreciate. All tattoo artists present will be more than happy to discuss ideas with the initiated and first-timer alike. Designers presented understated elegance, a lifestyle only for the initiated. This book is not aimed at the initiated, and I hope it will be accessible to people with little or no knowledge of modern Irish history. Awesome and seductive, they undo the myth that contemporary art is unintelligible to all but the initiated. The rules are simple to the initiated, mind-boggling to the novice. Just 10 years ago its name was only known to a small group of the initiated. In the 18th century music came to be seen as an art form with social implications and not just a technical skill for the initiated. It's not surprising, then, that most books on the subject don't reach beyond the initiated. 2.2initiate someone in/into Introduce someone to (a particular activity or skill, especially a difficult or obscure one) 介绍…参加（某活动）；使知晓（困难复杂的技能） they were initiated into the mysteries of mathematics 他们被引入了神秘的数学世界。 Example sentencesExamples It was my father who initiated me into athletics. During one of his visits to jail, he meets a con man named Jack Duane who initiates Jurgis into a life of crime. While her father is an avid golfer, she has just about got initiated into the game. Every student has a different pace of learning and therefore, determining what kind of a learner he or she is was the first step in initiating him into high-impact learning methods. One rainy day, when playing cricket was out of the question, his teacher at the primary school in Surrey that he attended brought his class inside and, using the blackboard, initiated them into the secrets of cricket scoring. As they become better acquainted, Snow Flower initiates Lily into a system of code-writing used solely between women. How to play the forward and the backward defensive strokes is common knowledge to anyone who has been initiated into the game. Visitors would be initiated into the possibilities of yoga and given insights on how to lead a stress-free life. The purpose of high school science courses should not be to train scientists but to educate students by initiating them into our ongoing cultural conversation about how to make sense of the world. In fact, the credit for initiating him into the world of shadow puppetry goes to a Chinese scholar. Patients must be initiated into simple exercises such as walking. Well, last year was my first Finke and that was when I was initiated into all that is motor sports. It was he who initiated Bensemann into the dark art of English dancing. Glencoe initiates us into Scottish naturescapes. The institute, incorporated in 1987, is devoted to developing leadership among Detroit's young people and initiating them into the struggle for civil rights. I had been working as an overseer of cattle for a few weeks and had spent the last few days initiating her into her new role. When they leave school many go to the factory or workshop and become initiated into the mysteries of betting and other evils. They will be initiated into sports activities - volleyball for men and throw ball for women. His brother initiates him into the worlds of North American popular music and womanizing. His mother initiated him into classical music, and he started learning in 1989. Synonyms teach about, instruct in, coach in, tutor in, school in, train in, drill in, prime in, ground in, familiarize with, acquaint with, make conversant with, make aware of indoctrinate, inculcate informal break someone in, show someone the ropes noun ɪˈnɪʃɪətɪˈnɪʃiət A person who has been initiated into an organization or activity. 加入某组织（或活动）者（尤指新入会者） an initiate of the cult 湿婆神教新教徒。 Example sentencesExamples But an initiate is no less an initiate for not being branded with a particular tradition. He ruminates, at one point, that maybe awakened men and women of old were copied by students and initiates observing this movement in the hope that it would be beneficial or move them towards the ‘goal’. Like a young initiate into a cult, however, I took this failure to be a sign that ever greater and more glorious rewards lay ahead. It would take much before they were deemed worthy to become initiates, they indicated. We know that many of the greatest men of Athens were initiates (including Plato) as well as were slaves; and later, senators and emperors of Rome. The mask was carved by a member of a men's secret society and was danced by another of these members at ceremonies for new initiates. The mystery and terror of confronting unknown beings in this context places the initiate in an altered state and primes him to receive instruction. There's also going to be a second level of membership, the initiates. This is a journey common to the initiates of Tantric cults, Australian Aborigines; even Chinese and Christians. He was, as a graduate student at a major university, an initiate into academic culture. As with much of initiation art, this sculpture instructs the initiates and the community in matters of dispute resolution, sexual maturity, and good judgment. Members are those initiates who have been to a few rituals and like what they see and the people they are working magic with. His eyes scanned the gathering in the abbey's library; friends and family of the initiates were invited and encouraged to attend. A potential initiate is hardly going to stumble upon a support group this small. The advisers give advice to the Guild-mistress, and are her closest friends, and they also train the messengers, neophytes, and initiates to do their duties. He must also explain what new initiates are to be dropped or reduced as a result. For centuries these paintings were reserved for sacred ceremonies and the eyes of the initiates and participants only. I had a conversation with a student on my campus who was a recent initiate of an organization. Its second task, in short, is to make activists of baptismal initiates. The hippo alludes to someone looking for an extramarital relationship; the hippo mask thus serves to admonish initiates and the general public about inappropriate behavior. Synonyms novice, starter, beginner, newcomer learner, student, pupil, trainee, apprentice, probationer new boy, new girl, new recruit, raw recruit, recruit, tyro, neophyte member Christianity postulant, novitiate informal rookie, new kid (on the block), newie, newbie North American informal greenhorn Derivatives initiatory adjective ɪˈnɪʃɪət(ə)riɪˈnɪʃ(i)əˌtɔri While these two terms declare themselves throughout, their strife is a contentious collusion, less apocalyptic than initiatory. Example sentencesExamples Before explaining some of the events that I witnessed and participated in while in this performance space I would like to return and examine the temporal states of this initiatory experience. In that great initiatory arc of my life, I stood, in a wedding reception line facing the great archetypal losses: death of a loved one, end of an affair, and passage from youth to - what? The cult of Mithras was an initiatory, ‘mystery’ tradition whose enthusiasts could largely be found in the Roman army. You need to take certain oaths, read prescribed texts, pass tests, and undergo initiatory rites. Origin Mid 16th century (in sense 2 of the verb): from Latin initiat- 'begun', from the verb initiare, from initium 'beginning'. Rhymes officiate, propitiate, vitiate novitiate, patriciate Definition of initiate in US English: initiate verbɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtiˈniSHēˌāt [with object] 1Cause (a process or action) to begin. 开始（过程，行动）;发起，创始 he proposes to initiate discussions on planning procedures 他提议启动计划程序的讨论。 Example sentencesExamples This completes the process initiated by me in my last budget in this regard. Due to the demands from women in the childbirth movement, some changes were initiated. Both revolutions were initiated as wars of liberation, wars of national renewal. If an impact is too rapid, and acclimation on the level of gene expression cannot occur, cellular damage and cell death are initiated. Women in sex work were categorized as high-risk groups and several interventions were initiated. He developed acute psychosis and had to be admitted in order to initiate treatment. The report proposed that the authority initiate a procurement process to enable anyone to put forward any technologies for waste disposal. The German Transplantation Society has initiated an audit to investigate the influence of these factors. In the end, the question of why the campaign was initiated may overshadow the campaign itself. The process begins with initiating the microscopic process under study. The idea, if such deals are initiated, is to use a part of the budget surplus to finance them. In 1999 the former Northern Municipality Local Council began to initiate development. However, this was by no means the case, even before liberal reforms were initiated. The idea first got a foothold with a bird project initiated by the Audubon Society. Repairs were initiated because the roof leaked so much that staff had to work with umbrellas over their heads. The secret stakeholder dialogue was initiated by BNFL two years ago in an attempt to improve its environmental image. In late 1998 court proceedings were initiated due to irregularities in the purchase of these shares. Another preliminary investigation was initiated into a group of people of Arab origin living in Hamburg. He said that the campaign against him was initiated by a number of people who had an interest in changing the Prosecutor General. Airports are being upgraded, modernisation plans have been prepared and action initiated. Synonyms begin, start off, commence, take action on, usher in 2Admit (someone) into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual. （尤指举行仪式）接受…加入秘密社团（或组织）；吸收 she had been formally initiated into the sorority 她已正式获准加入运动。 Example sentencesExamples He was initiated as a Wiccan at the Spring equinox seven years ago, on a mountainside near Manchester where he then lived. The girls came with their parents and were initiated into the Gayatri Mantra by their fathers. She had been initiated into the secrets at the age of sixteen and told of their goals and their reason for existence. At the end of the Recruitment, the Masters and Mistresses and I will decide which of you are qualified to be initiated into the League. It was the great word of power, known only to priestesses initiated into the Mysteries of the gods. With this comes the revelation that it is deity, not an individual, who initiates you. Rennie, whose grandfather and father were both members, was initiated into the society when he was just 15. When one is initiated into Santeria, he or she dresses completely in white clothing for one year. It's not something you need to be initiated into with mystical rites. In the novel the young girl who was initiated into the movement was an articulate student, a dissenter by nature. Groups of girls of approximately the same age are initiated into these societies. It was like being initiated into some secret society being taken to it. Take that girl I was talking about earlier on, who was initiated into a satanic cult. For example, among the Mende of Sierra Leone, boys must be initiated into the Poro Society before they are recognized as adult. During the exorcism we asked her what organisation she had been initiated into and she wouldn't tell us but we managed to squeeze it out of her. Few children are now initiated into the Lyangombe and Nyabingi sects. Recently, she claimed to have been initiated into a traditional Aboriginal community. Few or none of them will have actually been initiated into a shaman tradition by the use of such drugs. Synonyms introduce, admit, let, induct, install, instate, incorporate, ordain, invest, enlist, enrol, recruit, sign up, swear in 2.1as plural noun the initiated A small group of people who share obscure knowledge. 〈喻〉内行人 he flies over an airway marker beacon, known as a “fix” to the initiated Example sentencesExamples They are a mark of respect and accomplishment, which only the initiated truly appreciate. Awesome and seductive, they undo the myth that contemporary art is unintelligible to all but the initiated. All tattoo artists present will be more than happy to discuss ideas with the initiated and first-timer alike. It might be months after an event happened before it was known to any but a little circle of the initiated. Just 10 years ago its name was only known to a small group of the initiated. Designers presented understated elegance, a lifestyle only for the initiated. Thus, the initiated are separated by high fences and impenetrable jargon from the ordinary folk. The rules are simple to the initiated, mind-boggling to the novice. It's not surprising, then, that most books on the subject don't reach beyond the initiated. This book is not aimed at the initiated, and I hope it will be accessible to people with little or no knowledge of modern Irish history. They introduce rules of engagement and silly words to enhance a sense of self-importance among the initiated. In the 18th century music came to be seen as an art form with social implications and not just a technical skill for the initiated. 2.2initiate someone in/into Introduce someone to (a particular activity or skill, especially a difficult or obscure one) 介绍…参加（某活动）；使知晓（困难复杂的技能） they were initiated into the mysteries of trigonometry 他们被引入了神秘的数学世界。 Example sentencesExamples His brother initiates him into the worlds of North American popular music and womanizing. His mother initiated him into classical music, and he started learning in 1989. It was my father who initiated me into athletics. During one of his visits to jail, he meets a con man named Jack Duane who initiates Jurgis into a life of crime. How to play the forward and the backward defensive strokes is common knowledge to anyone who has been initiated into the game. As they become better acquainted, Snow Flower initiates Lily into a system of code-writing used solely between women. The institute, incorporated in 1987, is devoted to developing leadership among Detroit's young people and initiating them into the struggle for civil rights. Patients must be initiated into simple exercises such as walking. Visitors would be initiated into the possibilities of yoga and given insights on how to lead a stress-free life. They will be initiated into sports activities - volleyball for men and throw ball for women. It was he who initiated Bensemann into the dark art of English dancing. The purpose of high school science courses should not be to train scientists but to educate students by initiating them into our ongoing cultural conversation about how to make sense of the world. When they leave school many go to the factory or workshop and become initiated into the mysteries of betting and other evils. Glencoe initiates us into Scottish naturescapes. While her father is an avid golfer, she has just about got initiated into the game. Every student has a different pace of learning and therefore, determining what kind of a learner he or she is was the first step in initiating him into high-impact learning methods. In fact, the credit for initiating him into the world of shadow puppetry goes to a Chinese scholar. I had been working as an overseer of cattle for a few weeks and had spent the last few days initiating her into her new role. One rainy day, when playing cricket was out of the question, his teacher at the primary school in Surrey that he attended brought his class inside and, using the blackboard, initiated them into the secrets of cricket scoring. Well, last year was my first Finke and that was when I was initiated into all that is motor sports. Synonyms teach about, instruct in, coach in, tutor in, school in, train in, drill in, prime in, ground in, familiarize with, acquaint with, make conversant with, make aware of nounɪˈnɪʃiətiˈniSHēət A person who has been initiated into an organization or activity, typically recently. 加入某组织（或活动）者（尤指新入会者） initiates of the Shiva cult 湿婆神教新教徒。 as modifier the initiate Marines 海军陆战队新兵。 Example sentencesExamples Like a young initiate into a cult, however, I took this failure to be a sign that ever greater and more glorious rewards lay ahead. His eyes scanned the gathering in the abbey's library; friends and family of the initiates were invited and encouraged to attend. But an initiate is no less an initiate for not being branded with a particular tradition. The hippo alludes to someone looking for an extramarital relationship; the hippo mask thus serves to admonish initiates and the general public about inappropriate behavior. He ruminates, at one point, that maybe awakened men and women of old were copied by students and initiates observing this movement in the hope that it would be beneficial or move them towards the ‘goal’. The advisers give advice to the Guild-mistress, and are her closest friends, and they also train the messengers, neophytes, and initiates to do their duties. He was, as a graduate student at a major university, an initiate into academic culture. The mystery and terror of confronting unknown beings in this context places the initiate in an altered state and primes him to receive instruction. Its second task, in short, is to make activists of baptismal initiates. As with much of initiation art, this sculpture instructs the initiates and the community in matters of dispute resolution, sexual maturity, and good judgment. This is a journey common to the initiates of Tantric cults, Australian Aborigines; even Chinese and Christians. Members are those initiates who have been to a few rituals and like what they see and the people they are working magic with. A potential initiate is hardly going to stumble upon a support group this small. The mask was carved by a member of a men's secret society and was danced by another of these members at ceremonies for new initiates. I had a conversation with a student on my campus who was a recent initiate of an organization. He must also explain what new initiates are to be dropped or reduced as a result. We know that many of the greatest men of Athens were initiates (including Plato) as well as were slaves; and later, senators and emperors of Rome. For centuries these paintings were reserved for sacred ceremonies and the eyes of the initiates and participants only. It would take much before they were deemed worthy to become initiates, they indicated. There's also going to be a second level of membership, the initiates. Synonyms novice, starter, beginner, newcomer Origin Mid 16th century (in initiate (sense 2 of the verb)): from Latin initiat- ‘begun’, from the verb initiare, from initium ‘beginning’.
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