initiate
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- transitive verb To set going by taking the first step; begin: initiated trade with developing nations. See Synonyms at begin.
- transitive verb To introduce to a new field, interest, skill, or activity.
- transitive verb To admit into membership, as with ceremonies or ritual.
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Complaints of breaches of conduct may be brought by any initiate against any other initiate, and filed with the Magister for deliberation.
— The Watcher: The New Zealand Voice of the Left Hand Path #9 - As soon as she got outside, she shot them the bird. — The Witness
- He obeyed but he did not initiate, and at the first opportunity he quit the sorry business. — Space
- The Test shall require the casting of all of the spells known to the initiate, at least three tests that cannot be solved by magic alone, and at least one combat against an opponent who is higher in rank than the initiate. ' — The Soulforge
- Neither teacher nor mentor of an initiate is allowed to participate. — The Soulforge
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- Latin initiāre, initiāt-, from initium, beginning; see ei- in Indo-European roots.
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/ (ĭ-nĭshˈē-ātˌ)/
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