All 5 Uses of
initiate
in
Perfect Chemistry
- Well, that was until he called and said all the pledges in the fraternity had to sleep at the frat house for some crazy initiation thing.
*initiation = ceremony to accept someone's membership into an organization
- We've grown up together …. played on this playground since we were kids and even got initiated into the Latino Blood at the same time.
initiated = accepted someone's membership though a special procedure such as a ceremony and/or period of instruction and/or test
- Wil got initiated recently and now he thinks he's the shit.
- Before I know it he'll be jumped in and get the ritual beating as the initiation into the Latino Blood just like I got.
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 have a lot of respect for Hector because he's the guy who initiated me into the Latino Blood.
initiated = accepted someone's membership though a special procedure such as a ceremony and/or period of instruction and/or test
Definitions:
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(1)
(initiate as in: initiate discussions) to cause (something) to begin
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(initiate as in: initiate into the art of drumming) introduce to an activity or area of knowledge
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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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(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