INITIATE Synonyms

• the beginning of anything

• the time at which something is supposed to begin

• a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

• a sudden involuntary movement

• the act of starting something

• a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

• a signal to begin (as in a race)

• the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)

• take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

• set in motion, cause to start

• depart for someplace

• have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

• bring into being

• get off the ground

• move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

• get going or set in motion

• begin or set in motion

• begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job

• play in the starting lineup

• have a beginning characterized in some specified way

• begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object

• bulge outward

• Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)

• take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

• have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

• set in motion, cause to start

• begin to speak or say

• be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series

• have a beginning, of a temporal event

• have a beginning characterized in some specified way

• begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object

• achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative

• begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language

• take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

• set in motion, cause to start

• get off the ground

• commence officially

• open ceremoniously or dedicate formally

• be a precursor of

• a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck

• the act of propelling with force

• set up or found

• propel with force

• launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage

• begin with vigor

• get going; give impetus to

• smoothen the surface of

• someone new to a field or activity

• a person who founds or establishes some institution

• a decorative pin worn by women

• bring up a topic for discussion

• having knowledge and spiritual insight

• people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity

• characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved

• place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position

• accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite

• admit as a member

• produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes

• introduce or initiate

• someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows

• someone new to a field or activity

• someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

• one of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory

• open up an area or prepare a way

• take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

• open up and explore a new area

• someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

• someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

• someone new to a field or activity

• someone new to a field or activity

• set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for

• someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field