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    initiate

    verb

    • 1. cause (a process or action) to begin: "he proposes to initiate discussions on planning procedures" Similar beginstart offcommencetake action onOpposite completefinish
    • 2. admit (someone) into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual: "she had been formally initiated into the movement" Similar introduceadmitletinductOpposite expel

    noun

    • 1. a person who has been initiated into an organization or activity: "an initiate of the cult"

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