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initials
English
Noun
initials
- plural of initial
Noun
initials pl (plural only)
- An abbreviation of a person's name, constructed by taking the initial letters of first, last, and sometimes middle name(s). See monogram
Translations
initials From the web:
- what initials go together
- what initials mean
- what initials were on the doctor's glove
- what initials are soulmates
- what initials to use for monogram
- what initials are most compatible
- what initials go in a monogram
- what initials do lawyers use
initiate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin initi?tus, perfect passive participle of initi? (“begin, originate”), from initium (“a beginning”), from ine? (“go in, enter upon, begin”), from in + e? (“go”).
Pronunciation
- (verb) IPA(key): /??n??.?.e?t/
- (noun, adjective) IPA(key): /??n??.?.?t/
- Hyphenation: ini?ti?ate
Noun
initiate (plural initiates)
- A new member of an organization.
- One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
Translations
Verb
initiate (third-person singular simple present initiates, present participle initiating, simple past and past participle initiated)
- (transitive) To begin; to start.
- 1859-1860, Isaac Taylor, Ultimate Civilisation
- How are changes of this sort to be initiated?
- 1859-1860, Isaac Taylor, Ultimate Civilisation
- To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
- 1653-1655, Henry More, An Antidote against Atheism
- Divine Providence would only initiate and enter mankind into the useful knowledge of her, leaving the rest to employ our industry.
- to initiate his pupil in any part of learning
- 1653-1655, Henry More, An Antidote against Atheism
- To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
- 1738-1741, William Warburton, Divine Legation of Moses demonstrated on the Principles of a Religious Deist
- The Athenians believed that he who was initiated and instructed in the mysteries would obtain celestial honour after death.
- He was initiated into half a dozen clubs before he was one and twenty.
- 1738-1741, William Warburton, Divine Legation of Moses demonstrated on the Principles of a Religious Deist
- (intransitive) To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Alexander Pope to this entry?)
Antonyms
- (to begin): end, conclude, complete, finish
Related terms
Translations
Adjective
initiate (comparative more initiate, superlative most initiate)
- (obsolete) Unpractised; untried; new.
- (obsolete) Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.
Further reading
- initiate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- initiate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- initiate at OneLook Dictionary Search
Latin
Participle
initi?te
- vocative masculine singular of initi?tus
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- what initiates the sodium-potassium pump
- what initiates an action potential
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