Pronunciation: /ɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt/
noun a person who has been initiated into an organization or activity
A1 An initiate is someone who is new to a particular activity or organization.
A2 The initiate was eager to learn and participate in the group project.
B1 The company decided to promote one of their initiates to a leadership role.
B2 As an initiate in the field of engineering, she was excited to start her first project.
C1 The initiate demonstrated exceptional skills and quickly rose through the ranks.
C2 After years of hard work, she became a mentor to new initiates in the industry.
verb to cause something to begin or start
A1 She initiated a conversation with her new neighbor.
A2 The teacher initiated a class discussion about the environment.
B1 The company plans to initiate a new marketing campaign next month.
B2 The government initiated a new policy to address climate change.
C1 The CEO initiated a company-wide restructuring to improve efficiency.
C2 The diplomat initiated peace talks between the warring countries.
formal The company will initiate a new project next month.
informal Let's initiate the plan and get started.
slang I'm going to initiate a chat with that cute guy over there.
figurative Sometimes you have to initiate change in order to see progress.
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