Noun
initiate -
people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"
enlightened
people members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations" ; "are your people still alive?"
initiate -
someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
learned person ,
pundit ,
savant
bookman ,
scholarly person ,
student ,
scholar a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
initiate -
someone new to a field or activity
novice ,
beginner ,
tyro ,
tiro
unskilled person a person who lacks technical training
abecedarian a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge
apprentice ,
prentice ,
learner works for an expert to learn a trade
greenhorn ,
rookie ,
cub the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion
landlubber ,
landsman ,
lubber an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage
newbie ,
fledgeling ,
fledgling ,
freshman ,
newcomer ,
neophyte ,
entrant ,
starter young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
tenderfoot an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living)
Verb
initiate -
take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
pioneer
cause ,
do ,
make give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion" ; "make a stir" ; "cause an accident"
strike up begin; "strike up a conversation" ; "strike up a friendship"
innovate ,
introduce put before (a body); "introduce legislation"
spark off ,
touch off ,
trigger off ,
actuate ,
spark ,
trigger ,
activate ,
trip ,
set off emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark"
institute ,
found ,
constitute ,
plant ,
establish advance or set forth in court; "bring charges" , "institute proceedings"
stage ,
arrange plan, organize, and carry out (an event); "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion"
mount fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis"
attempt ,
set about ,
undertake begin to deal with; "approach a task" ; "go about a difficult problem" ; "approach a new project"
machinate ,
devise ,
organise ,
organize ,
get up ,
prepare give by will, especially real property
initiate -
accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"
induct
let in ,
include ,
admit add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category; "We must include this chemical element in the group"
initiate -
bring into being; "He initiated a new program" ; "Start a foundation"
originate ,
start
create ,
make create by artistic means; "create a poem" ; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music" ; "Picasso created Cubism" ; "Auden made verses"
originate in come from
lead up ,
initiate set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II"
set set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments"
date back ,
date from
go back
initiate -
set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II"
lead up
originate ,
initiate ,
start bring into being; "He initiated a new program" ; "Start a foundation"
initiate -
bring up a topic for discussion
broach
hash out ,
talk over ,
discuss speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget"
plow ,
handle ,
treat ,
address ,
deal ,
cover to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week" ; "turn the earth in the Spring"
