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It was the Mexican American pachuco who initiated the emblematic tattoos, the signing with hands, the writing of legends on walls.
Chpt Pref. *

initiated = started
This is where new initiates were forced to run through two rows of Tribe members, absorbing a storm of fists and kicks.
Chpt 2 *

initiates = potential new members
She's being initiated into the Tribe.
Chpt 2 *

initiated = accepted as a member through special procedures
It didn't seem half-bad, this initiation.
Chpt 5

initiation = process to become a member of a group
As the night wore on, Puppet, Ragman and Nat had the initiates pile into a pickup truck.
Chpt 5

initiates = new members of an organization
Appropriately, the initiation for new Sangra members involved jumping a cop.
Chpt 5

initiation = procedure for admitting someone into a group
All-out creativity; poetic expression; access to life-giving resources; truly meaningful and respectful relationships; purposeful and life-affirming schooling and work (jobs and more jobs); decent health care; drug and psychiatric treatment as needed; and truly rehabilitative and initiatory practices are a few of the things that do work.†
Chpt Intr.
The next day they initiated him into the 'hood and he's stayed ever since.†
Chpt 4
As the Tribe's influence diminished, Lomas initiated Tribe members into the various sets based on age groupings: the Pequerios, Chicos, the Dukes and the Locos.†
Chpt 5
I assumed when I got to the driveway, a handful of dudes would encircle me, provide me a signal of sorts, and begin the initiation.†
Chpt 5
Topo, the first one to initiate me into the 'hood, sat on the passenger side with a small-brim hat on his head.†
Chpt 10

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(1) (initiate as in: initiate discussions)
to cause (something) to begin
(2) (initiate as in: initiate into the art of drumming)
introduce to an activity or area of knowledge
(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
(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)

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