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单词 initiate
释义 initiate
I. ini·ti·ate \ə̇ˈnishēˌāt sometimes -isē-; usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin initiatus, past participle of initiare, from initium beginning — more at initial
1.
 a. : to begin or set going : make a beginning of : perform or facilitate the first actions, steps, or stages of : establish as an institution, custom, or trend
  < initiate a change in fashions >
  < initiated a new road-building program >
  < initiate progressive education >
  < special powers which actively initiate and actively promote progress — W.H.Mallock >
  < initiate a chain reaction >
 b. : to bring about the initial formation of : originate
  < polymerization chains so initiated — Otto Reinmuth >
 c. : to mark the beginning of
  < the wholesale confiscation of property which initiated the Nazi regime — R.H.Jackson >
2. : to begin the instruction of in some field : lead to knowledge of elements or rudiments : foster the first steps or beginning progress of : aid in becoming familiar or knowing
 < initiated into this tradition by his residence in Italy — Irving Babbitt >
 < felt that he was finally initiated — D.H.Lawrence >
3. : to receive or induct into membership of a society, club, or group, or into a certain status by or as if by special rites or formalities
 < initiated into a social fraternity >
 < the club will initiate new members Tuesday >
Synonyms: see begin
II. ini·tiate \-sh(ē)ə̇]t, -shēˌā] sometimes -sē-; usu ]d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Latin initiatus
1. : initiated or properly admitted (as to an office, secret society, or secret learning)
2. obsolete : relating to an initiate
 < my strange and self-abuse is the initiate fear — Shakespeare >
III. initiate noun
(-s)
1.
 a. : a person who is undergoing an initiation (as into a secret order)
  < the relationship between initiates and initiated — Notes & Queries on Anthropology >
 b. : one who has passed such an initiation or has been properly admitted (as to a fraternal organization)
2.
 a. : a person who is instructed or adept in some esoteric learning or mode of expression
  < abstruse and erudite papers intelligible only to the initiate — H.C.Dent >
 b. : one who has been previously exposed to some experience : one who is at home in some area of experience or activity
  < the initiate knows that dinner is nearing an end when the rice and tea appear — V.G.Heiser >
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