All 11 Uses of

initiate

in

Always Running

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

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

initiation = the process of accepting someone's membership though a special procedure such as a ceremony and/or period of instruction and/or test

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

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

Definitions:

(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