to initiate
Third Person
initiates
Present Participle
initiating
Past Tense
initiated
Past Participle
initiated
1
to start a new course of action
transitive
- The company decided to initiate a new marketing campaign to promote their latest product.
- He initiated a discussion on improving workplace productivity during the team meeting.
- The government plans to initiate a project aimed at reducing carbon emissions in urban areas.
- She initiated the project by outlining the objectives and assigning tasks to team members.
- The organization's president will initiate negotiations with stakeholders to resolve the issue.
2
to make the first move in the beginning of a process
- He initiated by offering his help before anyone else spoke.
- The meeting initiated with a brief moment of silence.
- She hesitated briefly, then initiated with a confident step forward.
- The event initiated slowly but quickly gained momentum as more people joined.
- The team initiated by drafting a plan for the project.
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3
to introduce someone into a secret or exclusive group, often through a ceremony or ritual
transitive
- The elders initiated him into the ancient society with a sacred ritual.
- She was initiated into the club after passing a series of tests.
- The fraternity initiated its new members during the traditional ceremony.
- She felt honored to be initiated into the exclusive literary society.
- The cult initiated its followers with a symbolic act of loyalty.
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