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
- 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
- admit
- begin
- break the ice
- brief
- coach
- come out with
- come up with
- commence
- dream up
- edify
- enlighten
- enter
- familiarize
- get ball rolling
- get feet wet
- get under way
- inaugurate
- indoctrinate
- induct
- inform
- install
- instate
- institute
- instruct
- intro
- introduce
- invest
- kick off
- launch
- make up
- open
- originate
- pioneer
- set in motion
- set up
- take in
- take up
- train
- trigger
- usher in
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