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verb | noun initiateinitiate1 /ɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] VERB TABLEinitiate |
| Present | I, you, we, they | initiate | | he, she, it | initiates | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | initiated | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have initiated | | he, she, it | has initiated | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had initiated | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will initiate | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have initiated |
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| Present | I | am initiating | | he, she, it | is initiating | | you, we, they | are initiating | | Past | I, he, she, it | was initiating | | you, we, they | were initiating | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been initiating | | he, she, it | has been initiating | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been initiating | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be initiating | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been initiating |
THESAURUSstart doing something► begin to start doing something or start feeling a particular way: All right, let’s begin. ► start start means the same as begin but is used more in conversation than begin: What time does the concert start? ► commence formal begin. Used in very formal language such as official announcements: The search for a new coach will commence immediately. ► launch to begin something new or important, such as a program or an attack: The Department of Health launched its newest educational program this week. ► initiate formal to begin something, especially a new process, discussion, or plan: Both sides have agreed to initiate peace talks in an effort to end the war. ► take up to begin regularly doing an activity or sport you have never done before: At the age of fifty, she decided to take up the piano. ► break out if a fire or a fight breaks out, it begins: A fire broke out in one of the warehouses. 1formal to arrange for something to start, such as an official process or a new plan: They have initiated legal proceedings.► see thesaurus at begin2to introduce someone to special knowledge or skills that he or she did not know about before: initiate somebody into something My grandmother initiated me into the mysteries of quilting.3to introduce someone into an organization, club, group, etc., usually with a special ceremony: Sororities and fraternities are initiating new members this week. verb | noun initiateinitiate2 /ɪˈnɪʃiɪt/ noun [countable] someone who has been allowed to join a particular group and has been taught its secrets |