Both Uses
initiate
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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- We'll get the boys together and have the initiation to-night, maybe.†
Chpt 35 *
- Have the initiation.†
Chpt 35
Definitions:
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(1)
(initiate as in: initiate discussions) to cause (something) to begin
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(2)
(initiate as in: initiate into the art of drumming) introduce to an activity or area of knowledge
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(3)
(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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(4)
(initiate as in: She is a new initiate.) someone who has formally started in an organization, or been introduced to or attained some expertise in a particular field
- (5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)