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initiate
What does initiate mean?
initiate (verb): to begin; to start.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use initiate in a sentence?
- He initiated a new program. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce initiate?
/ɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does initiate come from?
Borrowed from Latin initiātus, perfect passive participle of initiō (“to begin, originate”), from initium (“a beginning”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), from initus (“an entrance, coming in, approach”) + -ium, from ineō + -tus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of initiate?
Words related to initiate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “initiate” mean?
to endure, undergo
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to begin; to start
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to multiply by two
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to mend, to repair
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challenge
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recommend
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originate
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represent
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