initiate
Get things going
Initiate means to begin or set something in motion: The company initiated a new training program.
As a verb, it also means to formally admit someone into a group, organization, or secret society, often through a ceremony or ritual: New members are initiated at the annual gathering.
The noun initiate refers to someone who has been newly admitted or is being introduced to specialized knowledge.
The adjective sense, now rare, describes someone possessing such insider knowledge.
To set going
activate · trigger · instigate · inaugurate · spark · set in motion · get underway · open
Inexperienced beginner
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- newcomerRecent arrival somewhere
- rookieInexperienced newcomer
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
trainee · recruit · pledge · probationer · greenhorn · tyro · fledgling · newbie
Confess or grant entry
- enrollFormally join a program
- enlistJoin armed forces
- recruitNew member sought
- swear inAdminister oath formally
incorporate · integrate · welcome · accept · bring in · introduce · register · inaugurate
Tiny fiery particle
- provokeIncite a response
- stimulateProvoke into activity
- triggerWhat initiates action
- inciteUrge toward action
instigate · kindle · prompt · set off · bring about · catalyze · precipitate · foment
Ceremonial set of actions
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
coronation · installation · consecration · dedication · commencement · inauguration · vows · oath
Ceremonial set of actions
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- mysticismPursuit of divine union
- esotericAccessible to few
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
secret society · adept · enlightenment · awakening · arcana · hidden knowledge · sacred rites · mysteries
start
To set going
kickoff · activate · trigger · instigate · inaugurate · spark · set in motion · get underway · open · introduce
neophyte
Inexperienced beginner
apprentice · trainee · recruit · pledge · probationer · greenhorn · tyro · fledgling · newbie · entrant
admit
Confess or grant entry
swear in · incorporate · integrate · welcome · accept · bring in · introduce · register · inaugurate · invest
spark
Tiny fiery particle
incite · instigate · kindle · prompt · set off · bring about · catalyze · precipitate · foment · give rise to
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
investiture · coronation · installation · consecration · dedication · commencement · inauguration · vows · oath · sacrament
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
sorcery · secret society · adept · enlightenment · awakening · arcana · hidden knowledge · sacred rites · mysteries · hermetic
- initial public offeringFirst stock market sale
- take the initiativeBegin action independently
- middle initialAbbreviated second name
- taking initiativeActing without external direction
- seizes the initiativeActs first to control situation
- public health initiativesPrograms protecting population wellbeing
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