| 单词 | initiate |
| 释义 | initiate (once / 283 pages) 1v 2vn If you press the red button, you'll activate weapons of mass destruction and initiate a global war. As a verb, initiate means to start. As a noun, initiate (short "a") means to be part of a group. Initiate is a tricky little devil because you pronounce the last bit one way as a verb (i-ni-she-ate) and another when it's a noun (i-in-she-at). If you're an initiate, you've been introduced to a field of study, an activity, etc. You can be a novice or a veteran. To initiate is to begin, pioneer, or broach a topic. You might say, "Let's initiate the swearing-in ceremony so our new initiates can join the Rule-Breakers' Club and still get home without missing their curfews." WORD FAMILYinitiate: initiated, initiates, initiating, initiation, initiative, initiator, initiatory, uninitiate+/initiated: uninitiated/initiation: initiations/initiative: initiatives/initiator: initiators/uninitiate: uninitiates USAGE EXAMPLESThe Coast Guard initiated a search Friday night but was hampered by bad weather, and resumed searching Saturday morning. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) The Iowa Department of Corrections says prison staff initiated lifesaving measures but were unsuccessful. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) The new challenges issued on Thursday will consolidate the case already initiated by the pro-single market organisation British Influence. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1v set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for Syn|Hyper lead up originate, start bring into being 2v take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of Syn|Hypo|Hyper pioneer strike up begin innovate, introducebring something new to an environment activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, tripput in motion or move to act constitute, establish, found, institute, plantset up or lay the groundwork for arrange, stageplan, organize, and carry out (an event) mountput up or launch attempt, set about, undertakeenter upon an activity or enterprise devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize, preparearrange by systematic planning and united effort phase inintroduce gradually open up, pioneeropen up an area or prepare a way fixset or place definitely dogfightarrange for an illegal dogfight tee upmake detailed arrangements or preparations phasearrange in phases or stages mount, put onprepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance layprepare or position for action or operation set upbegin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc. sandwichmake into a sandwich spatchcockprepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock debutpresent for the first time to the public embattleprepare for battle or conflict appoint, constitute, name, nominatecreate and charge with a task or function cause, do, make give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally 3v bring into being He initiated a new program Syn|Hypo|Hyper originate, start lead up set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for setapply or start date back, date from, go backbelong to an earlier time ascendgo back in order of genealogical succession create, make make or cause to be or to become 4v bring up a topic for discussion 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper broach, moot address, cover, deal, handle, plow, treat act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression theologise, theologizetreat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in character discourse, discuss, talk aboutto consider or examine in speech or writing discuss, hash out, talk over speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion 1v accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite African men are initiated when they reach puberty Syn|Hyper induct admit, include, let in allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of 2n someone new to a field or activity Syn|Hypo|Hyper beginner, novice, tiro, tyro abecedarian a novice learning the rudiments of some subject apprentice, learner, prenticeworks for an expert to learn a trade cub, greenhorn, rookiean awkward and inexperienced youth landlubber, landsman, lubberan inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, starterany new participant in some activity tenderfootan inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living) traineesomeone who is being trained cadet, plebea military trainee (as at a military academy) printer's devilan apprentice in a printing establishment enlistee, recruitany new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) unskilled person a person who lacks technical training 3n someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field Syn|Hypo|Hyper learned person, pundit, savant polymath a person of great and varied learning bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines 4n people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity it is very familiar to the initiate Syn|Ant|Hyper enlightened uninitiate people who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity people (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively |
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