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Meanings of initiate in English

Portuguese
principiante
Catalan
novici
Spanish
tiro

Someone new to a field or activity.

        principiante
        Catalan
        erudit
        Spanish
        erudito

        Someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field.

              erudit
              Portuguese
              começar
              Catalan
              començar
              Spanish
              iniciar

              Bring into being.

                    Related terms
                    começar
                    Portuguese
                    empreender
                    Catalan
                    emprendre
                    Spanish
                    iniciar

                    Take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of.

                          empreender
                          Usage of initiate in English
                          1
                          The government needs to wake up, take action and initiate an NAP.
                          The Guardian
                          2
                          Early diagnosis is thus of prime importance to initiate adapted treatment promptly.
                          Pubmed
                          3
                          Certain fungal members of this group are required to initiate filamentous growth.
                          Pubmed
                          4
                          Scientific break-throughs, especially in the area of medicine, initiate fresh ethical debates.
                          The Irish Times
                          5
                          In order to be responsible, the service provider must initiate the transfer.
                          The Guardian
                          6
                          Nurses in 11 of the studies could also initiate new medications independently.
                          Reuters
                          7
                          They represent the degree which the initiate has taken in the lodge.
                          Cosmic Consciousness / The Man-God Whom We Await
                          8
                          However, some viral and cellular messages initiate protein synthesis without a cap.
                          Pubmed
                          9
                          It argued that a resolution is needed to initiate such an inquiry.
                          Radio NZ
                          10
                          We were able to initiate a process ourselves without hiring a banker.
                          Reuters
                          11
                          SYT-SSX is therefore believed to initiate tumorigenesis in its target stem cell.
                          Pubmed
                          12
                          We call you forth to initiate the beginning of the Great Flood.
                          The call of kerberos: twilight of kerberos
                          13
                          The party also voted to initiate a review of its election performance.
                          Radio NZ
                          14
                          The rough ashlar is the profane, the perfect ashlar is the initiate.
                          The Symbolism of Freemasonry / Illustrating and Explaining Its S...
                          15
                          The regime must initiate the cessation of hostilities, Juppe told Le Monde.
                          Reuters
                          16
                          So then we began to initiate the plan of the new expedition.
                          Beasts, Men and Gods
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                          Translations for initiate
                          Initiate through the time
                          Initiate across language varieties
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Less common