Both Uses of
initiate
in
Main Street
- She felt that willy-nilly she was being initiated into the assembly of housekeepers; with the baby for hostage, she would never escape; presently she would be drinking coffee and rocking and talking about diapers.†
Chpt 20 *
- She had determined on Washington because it was less intimidating than the obvious New York, because she hoped to find streets in which Hugh could play, and because in the stress of war-work, with its demand for thousands of temporary clerks, she could be initiated into the world of offices.†
Chpt 36
Definition:
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(initiate as in: initiate discussions) to cause (something) to begin