All 4 Uses of
initiate
in
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- In spite of the unpleasant initiation of the day before, Tess inclined to the freedom and novelty of her new position in the morning when the sun shone, now that she was once installed there; and she was curious to test her powers in the unexpected direction asked of her, so as to ascertain her chance of retaining her post.†
Chpt 1 *initiation = the process of accepting someone's membership though a special procedure such as a ceremony and/or period of instruction and/or test
- You almost make me say you are an unapprehending peasant woman, who have never been initiated into the proportions of social things.†
Chpt 5
- Though I didn't like to initiate it, I have seen that it was advisable we should part—at least for a while, till I can better see the shape that things have taken, and can write to you.†
Chpt 5 *
- He waited in expectancy to discern some mental pointing; he knew that if any intention of his, concluded over-night, did not vanish in the light of morning, it stood on a basis approximating to one of pure reason, even if initiated by impulse of feeling; that it was so far, therefore, to be trusted.†
Chpt 5
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