Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - initiate
Initiate
initiate
v., n., & adj. --v.tr. 1 begin; set going; originate. 2 a (usu. foll. by into) admit (a person) into a society, an office, a secret, etc., esp. with a ritual. b (usu. foll. by in, into) instruct (a person) in science, art, etc. --n. a person who has been newly initiated. --adj. (of a person) newly initiated (an initiate member). Derivatives initiation n. initiator n. initiatory adj. Etymology: L initiare f. initium: see INITIAL
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I. transitive verb (-ated; -ating) Etymology: Late Latin initiatus, past participle of initiare, from Latin, to induct, from initium Date: 1533 to cause or facilitate the beginning of ; set going , to induct into membership by or as if by special rites, to instruct in the rudiments or principles of something ; introduce, see: begin initiator noun II. adjective Date: 1537 1. ~d or properly admitted (as to membership or an office), instructed in some secret knowledge, relating to an ~, III. noun Date: 1811 a person who is undergoing or has undergone an initiation, a person who is instructed or adept in some special field ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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