All 3 Uses of
initiate
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- However, accept what I propose to you as an initiation into Parisian life—a life of politeness, visiting, and introductions.†
Chpt 41-42 *initiation = the process of accepting someone's membership though a special procedure such as a ceremony and/or period of instruction and/or test
- I shall do whatever they do at Paris, madame, if I have the good fortune to find some one who will initiate me into the prevalent ideas of amusement.†
Chpt 47-48 *
- Ah, now you are trying to penetrate into the mysteries of Isis, in which I am not initiated.†
Chpt 77-78
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