All 50 Uses of
initiate
in
Divergent, by Veronica Roth
- Because they failed to complete initiation into whatever faction they chose, they live in poverty, doing the work no one else wants to do.
p. 25.2initiation = the process of accepting someone's membership though a special procedure such as a ceremony and/or period of instruction and/or test
- We are not called members yet; our decisions today will make us initiates,
p. 39.9 *initiates = potential new members
- ...and we will become members if we complete initiation.
p. 39.9 *initiation = the process of being accepted into an organization
- Marcus continues, "Therefore this day marks a happy occasion—the day on which we receive our new initiates, who will work with us toward a better society and a better world."
p. 44.1initiates = potential new members
- I TRAIN MY eyes on the floor and stand behind the Dauntless-born initiates who chose to return to their own faction.
p. 48.1
- He stands among the other initiates, shaking hands with a faction transfer, a boy who was Candor.
p. 49.2
- The door of each car is open, waiting for the Dauntless to pile in, and they do, group by group, until only the new initiates are left.
p. 50.8
- The Dauntless-born initiates are used to doing this by now, so in a second it's just faction transfers left.
p. 50.8
- He just failed Dauntless initiation.
p. 51.5initiation = the process of accepting someone's membership though a special procedure such as a ceremony and/or period of instruction and/or test
- All the initiates except the Amity boy made it onto the roof, with varying levels of success.
p. 55.3initiates = potential new members
- The sooner that lesson sinks in, the better chance I have at surviving initiation.
p. 56.3initiation = the process of accepting someone's membership though a special procedure such as a ceremony and/or period of instruction and/or test
- I'm no longer sure that I will survive initiation.
p. 56.3
- Our initiates have the privilege of going first.
p. 57.2initiates = potential new members
- The crowd in front of the initiates splits in half, making a wide path for us.
p. 57.5
- WHEN ALL THE initiates stand on solid ground again, Lauren and Four lead us down a narrow tunnel.
p. 61.0
- The Dauntless-born initiates are with me.
p. 61.9
- She smiles and beckons toward the Dauntless-born initiates.
p. 62.1
- Most of the initiates were from Dauntless, so only nine people remain.
p. 62.2
- The crowd of initiates moves on in silence.
p. 63.1
- Four leads the group of initiates across the Pit toward a gaping hole in the wall.
p. 65.4
- I don't know why a Dauntless leader would be responsible for a group of initiates, but maybe it is just for tonight.
p. 69.8
- We take the initiation process very seriously here, so I volunteered to oversee most of your training.
p. 70.2initiation = the process of accepting someone's membership though a special procedure such as a ceremony and/or period of instruction and/or test
- The idea that a Dauntless leader will oversee our initiation is bad enough, but the fact that it's Eric makes it seem even worse.
p. 70.3
- You will also get some time off between each stage of initiation.
p. 70.6
- Anyway, in the first stage of initiation, we keep transfers and Dauntless-born initiates separate, but that doesn't mean you are evaluated separately.
p. 71.2
- Anyway, in the first stage of initiation, we keep transfers and Dauntless-born initiates separate, but that doesn't mean you are evaluated separately.
p. 71.3initiates = potential new members
- At the end of initiation, your rankings will be determined in comparison with the Dauntless-born initiates.
p. 71.3initiation = the process of accepting someone's membership though a special procedure such as a ceremony and/or period of instruction and/or test
- At the end of initiation, your rankings will be determined in comparison with the Dauntless-born initiates.
p. 71.4initiates = potential new members
- The first is that it determines the order in which you will select a job after initiation.
p. 71.7initiation = the process of accepting someone's membership though a special procedure such as a ceremony and/or period of instruction and/or test
- "The second purpose," he says, "is that only the top ten initiates are made members."
p. 71.9initiates = potential new members
- Four initiates will be cut at the end of stage one.
p. 72.1
- That means that even if we make it through each stage of initiation, six initiates will not be members.
p. 72.2initiation = the process of accepting someone's membership though a special procedure such as a ceremony and/or period of instruction and/or test
- That means that even if we make it through each stage of initiation, six initiates will not be members.
p. 72.2initiates = potential new members
- I match my inhales to the inhales of the other initiates, and my exhales to their exhales.
p. 74.2
- They come from the bunk next to mine—they belong to a Candor boy, Al, the largest and broadest of all the initiates.
p. 74.4
- Initiation is divided into three stages.
p. 76.7initiation = the process of accepting someone's membership though a special procedure such as a ceremony and/or period of instruction and/or test
- Therefore each stage of initiation is intended to prepare you in a different way.
p. 77.3
- All I can think about is making it through initiation.
p. 83.8
- Four wanders through the crowd of initiates, watching us as we go through the movements again.
p. 84.4initiates = potential new members
- If conflict in Dauntless ends with only one person standing, I am unsure of what this part of initiation will do to me.
p. 97.8initiation = the process of accepting someone's membership though a special procedure such as a ceremony and/or period of instruction and/or test
- If you can't, I will not allow you to continue initiation.
p. 100.9
- In less than a week, the Abnegation initiates will be able to visit their families for the first time since the Choosing Ceremony.
p. 116.4initiates = potential new members
- In less than a week, the Dauntless-born initiates will find their families on the Pit floor, or in the glass building above the compound, and do whatever it is the Dauntless do when they reunite.
p. 116.7
- And the transfer initiates with forgiving parents will be able to see them again too.
p. 116.9
- THE NEXT MORNING, I don't hear the alarm, shuffling feet, or conversations as the other initiates get ready.
p. 118.1
- "If you don't rank in the top five at the end of initiation, you will probably end up here," says Four as he reaches the gate.
p. 124.6initiation = the process of accepting someone's membership though a special procedure such as a ceremony and/or period of instruction and/or test
- Are there any Abnegation initiates this year?
p. 126.6initiates = potential new members
- We make it to the tracks just behind the Dauntless-born initiates.
p. 132.0
- Each team will have an even mix of members, Dauntless-born initiates, and transfers.
p. 133.3
- He scans the group of transfer initiates briefly, without calculation, and says, "I want the Stiff."
p. 134.0
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