Definition of "initiate" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To begin; to start.

2. (transitive) To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.

3. (transitive) To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.

4. (intransitive) To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.

noun

1. A new member of an organization.

2. One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.

3. One who is oriented in and familiar with a topic or subject; especially, one who is an expert in it.

adjective

1. (obsolete) Unpracticed, untried, new.

2. (obsolete) Begun, commenced, introduced to or in the rudiments (of), newly admitted.