initiated

Verb

initiate (third-person singular simple present initiates, present participle initiating, simple past and past participle initiated)

1. (transitive) To begin; to start.
   • How are changes of this sort to be initiated?1860, Isaac Taylor, “(please specify the page)”, in Ultimate Civilization and Other Essays, London: Bell and Daldy […], →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   commence, institute

2. (transitive) To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
   • Divine Providence would only initiate and enter mankind into the useful knowledge of her, leaving the rest to employ our industry.1653, Henry More, An Antidote against Atheisme, or An Appeal to the Natural Faculties of the Minde of Man, whether There Be Not a God, London: […] Roger Daniel, […], →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   induct

3. (transitive) To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
   • The Athenians believed that he who was initiated and instructed in the mysteries would obtain celestial honour after death.1738–1741, William Warburton, The Divine Legation of Moses […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II.1, or II.2), London: […] Fletcher Gyles, […], →OCLC
4. (intransitive) To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
   • The king himself initiates to the power; Scatters with quivering hand the sacred flour, And the stream sprinkles.1725–1726, Homer, “Book 3”, in [William Broome, Elijah Fenton, Alexander Pope], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC

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