Initiate
nnoun.personsomeone new to a field or activitySynset:beginner novice tiro tyro
Derivationally Related Form:begininitiate
Hypernyms:unskilled person
Inherited Hypernyms:noviceunskilled personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:noviceunskilled personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:abecedarianapprenticecubentrantfledgelingfledglingfreshmangreenhornlandlubberlandsmanlearnerlubberneophytenewbienewcomerprenticerookiestartertenderfoottrainee
Full Hyponyms:abecedarianapprenticecadetcublandlubbermidshipmannewcomerprinter's devilrecruittenderfoottrainee
nnoun.personsomeone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly fieldSynset:learned person pundit savant
Derivationally Related Form:initiate
Hypernyms:bookman scholar scholarly person student
Inherited Hypernyms:initiatescholarintellectualpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:initiatescholarintellectualpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:polymath
nnoun.grouppeople who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activitySynset:enlightened
Examples:- it is very familiar to the initiate
Antonyms:uninitiate
Derivationally Related Form:enlightenedinitiate
Hypernyms:people
Inherited Hypernyms:initiatepeoplegroupabstractionentity
vverb.creationbring into beingSynset:originate start
Examples:- He initiated a new program
- Start a foundation
Derivationally Related Form:initiationinitiativeoriginationoriginatorinitiatorystartoriginativestarterorigin
Hypernyms:create make
Inherited Hypernyms:originatemake
Direct Hyponyms:date backdate fromgo backinitiatelead upset
Full Troponyms:ascendgo backlead upset
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.creationtake the lead or initiative in; participate in the development ofSynset:pioneer
Examples:- This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants
Derivationally Related Form:initiationpioneerinitiator
Hypernyms:cause do make
Inherited Hypernyms:initiatecausemake
Direct Hyponyms:activateactuatearrangeattemptconstitutedeviseestablishfoundget upinnovateinstituteintroducemachinatemountorganiseorganizeplantprepareset aboutset offsparkspark offstagestrike uptouch offtriggertrigger offtripundertake
Full Troponyms:appointco-optdebutdogfightembattleestablishfixintroducelaymountorganizepackphasephase inpioneerrerunsandwichset upspatchcockstagestrike uptee uptripundertake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.socialaccept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some riteSynset:induct
Examples:- African men are initiated when they reach puberty
Derivationally Related Form:initiationinducteeinductioninitiate
Hypernyms:admit include let in
Inherited Hypernyms:initiateadmitpermitacceptreactact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody PP
vverb.communicationbring up a topic for discussionSynset:broach
Hypernyms:discuss hash out talk over
Inherited Hypernyms:broachhash outtalk oftalkcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:addresscoverdealhandleplowtreat
Full Troponyms:coverdescantdiscoursetalk shoptheologize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changeset in motion, start an event or prepare the way forSynset:lead up
Examples:- Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II
Derivationally Related Form:initiationinitiative
Hypernyms:initiate originate start
Inherited Hypernyms:lead uporiginatemake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something