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initiate [n][en]
 
1)people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"
    Synonyms :enlightened инициировать 启动 시작 開始 einleitung ouvrir 
    See Also: people  induct  uninitiate 
 
2)someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
    Synonyms :learned_person pundit savant pessoa_aprendeu 权威人士 ученый persona_culta инициировать 启动 ученый_человек experto 通人 sabio эксперт 萨万 시작 開始 評論家 学識者 学識豊富な人 imparato_persona einleitung gelernt_person pandit ouvrir érudit 배운_사람 학자 장애야 
    See Also: scholar  induct  polymath 
 
3)someone new to a field or activity
    Synonyms :beginner novice tiro tyro novato noviço principiante Новичок 初学者 новичок инициировать 启动 新手 蒂罗 débutant anfänger 시작 초급 初心者 開始 ティロ しんまい novizio einleitung neuling ouvrir 초보자 초심자 
    See Also: unskilled_person  induct  begin  apprentice  cub  landlubber  entrant  tenderfoot  trainee 
 
initiate [v][en]
 
1)prepare the way for; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War Two"
    Synonyms :lead_up início conduzem plomo_de_hasta инициировать 启动 преддверии 导致了 시작 avviare 開始 をリード portano einleitung vorfeld ouvrir conduisent 최대_리드 
    See Also: induction 
 
2)bring up a topic for discussion
    Synonyms :broach broche início abordar протяжка 拉刀 инициировать 启动 시작 affrontare aborder anschneiden 브로치 ブローチ avviare 開始 einleitung ouvrir 
    See Also: discuss  address 
 
3)bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
    Synonyms :originate start início originam iniciar инициировать originan 启动 происходят 起源 시작 avviare 開始 発信 originari einleitung stammen ouvrir proviennent démarrer 유래 
    See Also: create  beginning  beginning  start  entrant  induction  creation  inception  conceiver  originate_in  set  date_back 
 
4)take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
    Synonyms :pioneer início инициировать 启动 先锋 시작 avviare 開始 パイオニア einleitung pionier ouvrir 
    See Also: cause  groundbreaker  creation  initiator  strike_up  innovate  activate  constitute  arrange  mount  attempt  devise 
 
5)accept young people into society, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"
    Synonyms :induct início empossar индукция инициировать 征调 启动 시작 avviare 開始 introniser 徴兵 einleitung ouvrir 병역에_복무시키다 
    See Also: admit  induction  inductee  beginner  enlightened 
 



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