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Antonyms for initiate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : verb ih-nish-ee-eyt; adjective, noun ih-nish-ee-it, -eyt

Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪˈnɪʃ iˌeɪt; adjective, noun ɪˈnɪʃ i ɪt, -ˌeɪt

Definition of initiate

Origin : "one who has been initiated," 1811, from past participle adjective initiate (c.1600); see initiate (v.).

verb start, introduce
verb teach

Example sentences :

What they meant was not for the profane, or even for the initiate.
Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus

It is mine to initiate you into the highly respectable mysteries.
Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray

No guide-book ever can initiate you into the atmosphere of a city like Prague.
Extract from : « From a Terrace in Prague » by Lieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker

The Senate, however, cannot initiate a treaty, the President alone can do that.
Extract from : « Ethics in Service » by William Howard Taft

So then we began to initiate the plan of the new expedition.
Extract from : « Beasts, Men and Gods » by Ferdinand Ossendowski

A new witch was pricked with a needle to initiate her into his company.
Extract from : « The Book of Hallowe'en » by Ruth Edna Kelley

With this report we hope to initiate such a process for the Potomac.
Extract from : « The Nation's River » by United States Department of the Interior

But we do not say that they always realize the hopes of those who initiate them.
Extract from : « Sophisms of the Protectionists » by Frederic Bastiat

This much being settled, there was still the question of where to initiate the attack.
Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore

The initiate raised his hands slowly and untied the bandage.
Extract from : « Stanford Stories » by Charles K. Field

Synonyms for initiate

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