verb
1.
Synonyms: begin 1, commence, enter, get off, inaugurate, kick off, launch, open, start, take up
Antonyms: terminate
2.
Synonyms: introduce 3, inaugurate, institute, launch, originate, set up, usher in
3.
to put through the formalities for becoming a member or official
the club initiated four new members
Synonyms: inaugurate, induct, install, instate, invest
Related Word: institute; admit, enter, introduce, take in