adj unpracticed; untried; new.
2. initiate ·noun one who is, or is to be, initiated.
3. initiate ·vi to do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
4. initiate ·adj begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.
5. initiate ·vt to acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
6. initiate ·vt to introduce into a society or organization; to confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
7. initiate ·vt to introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon.