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initiating
Variant of initiate
transitive verb initiated, initiating
- to bring into practice or use; introduce by first doing or using; start: to initiate a new course of studies
- to teach the fundamentals of some subject to; help to begin doing something: to initiate someone into the game of chess
- to admit as a member into a fraternity, club, etc., esp. with a special or secret ceremony
adjective
- initiated
- Archaic just begun
noun
a person who has recently been, or is about to be, initiated
Related Forms:
- initiator noun
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