initiate
Translation
to initiate, to start, to begin, to admit
Examples
They will initiate legal proceedings.
They will initiate legal proceedings.
He was initiated into the secret club.
He was initiated into the secret club.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to cause (sth.) to begin They will initiate legal proceedings.
((sb.)) ((into sth.)) to formally admit (sb.) to a group He was initiated into the secret club.
Similar Words
Synonyms: start, begin, launch, commence
Etymology
From Latin 'initiare' (to begin), which comes from 'initium' (a beginning). It shares the same root as 'initial'.
Memory Tips
Think of 'initiate' as a more formal way to say 'start' or 'begin'. It means to make something 'initial' or new.