initiate

IPA: ɪnˈɪʃieɪt

A new member of an organization.
One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
One who is oriented in and familiar with a topic or subject; especially, one who is an expert in it.

(transitive) To begin; to start.
(transitive) To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
(transitive) To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
(intransitive) To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.

(obsolete) Unpractised; untried; new.
(obsolete) Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.

Examples of "initiate" in Sentences

Maybe she thinks a third war for the US to initiate is a proper course of action?
Facinelli's latest initiate is Kat Dennings, who we revealed yesterday has just joined the cast of "Thor."
The initiate is encouraged to eat as much as she can, especially meat and broth, which are thought to strengthen. 54
Occult, on the other hand, indicates something secret and available only to the so-called initiate—a totally different kind of understanding.
Train -- initiate, or early instruct. the way -- literally, "his way," that selected for him in which he should go; for early training secures habitual walking in it.
BUT .... the debate that Sunstein seems itching to initiate is whether there is a movement to rollback the constitutional viewpoint that has evolved since the New Deal.
This post reminds me of the scene in Animal House where the fraternity initiate is being spanked repeatedly with a paddle and all he knows is to respond, “THANK YOU SIR MAY I HAVE ANOTHER?!”
It has been 3-years in the making for Wal-Mart to simply get their pallets and master cases outfitted with RFID tags, and that initiate is still not complete, and won’t be for at least another 2-5 years.
On Friday, all 41 Republican senators sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, asking that the current version of the legislation be set aside and that Democrats again initiate bipartisan negotiations with the Republicans.