Initiate



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 发起, 创始;接纳或介绍某人加入某团体等
• ［英］ v. 发起, 创始 ( put a scheme into operation) ; 接纳或介绍某人加入某团体等 ( admit or introduce sb to membership of a group)
• ［类］ 反义词: follow up ( 后来跟上)
• ［例］ initiate a plan

Webster Collegiate

I. transitive verb (-ated; -ating)

• Etymology: Late Latin initiatus, past participle of initiare, from Latin, to induct, from initium
• Date: 1533
• 1. to cause or facilitate the beginning of ; set going <initiate a program of reform><enzymes that initiate fermentation>
• 2. to induct into membership by or as if by special rites
• 3. to instruct in the rudiments or principles of something ; introduce
• Synonyms: see begin
• ? initiator noun

II. adjective

• Date: 1537
• 1.
  • a. initiated or properly admitted (as to membership or an office)
  • b. instructed in some secret knowledge
• 2. obsolete relating to an initiate

III. noun

• Date: 1811
• 1. a person who is undergoing or has undergone an initiation
• 2. a person who is instructed or adept in some special field

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