英语词汇“initiate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

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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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