Both Uses of
initiate
in
David Copperfield
- But I remarked that the Old Soldier took him into custody directly, for her partner; and instructed him, as the first preliminary of initiation, to give her all the silver he had in his pocket.†
Chpt 16-18 *
- 'We always, in this house, propose a month — an initiatory month.†
Chpt 22-24 *
Definitions:
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(initiate as in: initiate into the fraternity) to accept someone's membership into an organization -- typically in a ceremony -- sometimes including a period of instruction and/or test
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(initiate as in: initiate discussions) to cause (something) to begin