different between initiate vs organise
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
initiate From the web:
- what initiates the micturition reflex
- what initiates t cell activation
- what initiates translation
- what initiates transcription
- what initiates dna replication
- what initiates muscle contraction
- what initiates the sodium-potassium pump
- what initiates an action potential
organise
English
Alternative forms
- organize (American)
Etymology
From Middle French organiser
Verb
organise (third-person singular simple present organises, present participle organising, simple past and past participle organised)
- (British spelling) Standard spelling of organize.
Derived terms
- organised crime
- organiser
- organisation
Translations
Anagrams
- Noriegas, Orangies, ignaroes, orangies, rogaines
French
Verb
organise
- first-person singular present indicative of organiser
- third-person singular present indicative of organiser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of organiser
- third-person singular present subjunctive of organiser
- second-person singular imperative of organiser
Anagrams
- agoniser, agréions, égarions, rongeais, soignera, songerai
Middle English
Adjective
organise
- Alternative form of organic
organise From the web:
- what organizes beats into groups
- what organizes music into sections
- what organizes spindle fibers
- what organizes your layers in photoshop
- what organizes microtubules
- what organized crime
- what organizes the mitotic spindle
- what organizes the spindle in cell division
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