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initiate

🇬🇧 UK/ɪ'nɪʃɪeɪt/🇺🇸 US/i'niʃieit/
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Definitions

v.

To begin or start something; to introduce someone to a new field or admit them to a group

开始,发起;引导入门;接纳为成员

n.

A person who has recently joined a group or been introduced to a subject or secret society

新成员;入门者;新加入者

adj.

Newly admitted or introduced; inexperienced

新入门的,初学的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
itgo
+
iconnector
+
ateto make, having
=initiate

Common Collocations

  • 1.initiate change发起变革
  • 2.initiate talks开始谈判
  • 3.[initiate] process[启动]过程

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The government initiated a new reform program.

  • 2.

    The company will initiate a new program to improve customer service.

  • 3.

    He was initiated into the secret society with special rituals.

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