See Also: initiate 1, verb(dictionary)
initiate(2)(dictionary)
initiate(1)(dictionary)
INITIATE(law)
Initiate coverage(money)
Initiate coverage(finance)
Participate but do not initiate(finance)
initiate 2, noun(dictionary)
dare 1, verb, modal verb(dictionary)
brief 3, verb(dictionary)

initiate 1, verb (oh)



formal to arrange for something important to start, such as an official process or a new plan
::They have decided to initiate legal proceedings against the newspaper.
::Intellectuals have initiated a debate on terrorism.
to tell someone about something or show them how to do something
initiate sb into sth
::Those kids were initiated into heroin use at a young age.
to introduce someone into an organization, club, group etc, usually with a special ceremony
initiate sb into sth
::At the age of thirteen the boys in the tribe are initiated into manhood.