[ini.ti.ate] vt -at.ed ; -at.ing [LL initiatus, pp. of initiare, fr. L, to induct, fr. initium] (ca. 1573) 1: to cause or facilitate the beginning of: set going "~ a program of reform" "enzymes that ~ fermentation"
2: to induct into membership by or as if by special rites
3: to instruct in the rudiments or principles of something: introduce syn see begin -- ini.ti.a.tor n
[2]ini.tiate adj (1605) 1 obs: relating to an initiate
2. a: initiated or properly admitted (as to membership or an office) b: instructed in some secret knowledge [3]ini.tiate n (1811) 1: a person who is undergoing or has undergone an initiation
2: a person who is instructed or adept in some special field