INITIATES Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

initiates

verb

present tense third-person singular of initiate

as in establishes

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of no one knows who initiated written language

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as in introduces

to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to initiated the new recruits in the unspoken laws of military conduct

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as in inaugurates

to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies initiated her as Surgeon General before an army of reporters and photographers

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Recent Examples of initiates Raymond James initiates BrightSpring as outperform Raymond James says the healthcare company has a differentiated offering. — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 10 July 2026 In this layer, each action should be evaluated in context, aligned with the correct user identity and enforced consistently, regardless of which agent initiates it. — Alex Salazar, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

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Certification framework finalized For aircraft that introduce new technologies, the G-1 Issue Paper establishes the certification basis before engineers begin proving compliance.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
The transformation at the course, set on a former dairy farm with views of the Green Mountains, firmly establishes Stowe as one of New England’s top 36-hole golf destinations.

— Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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Within its first 10 minutes, the show introduces the Ingallses to a helpful Black doctor (based on a real person who also appears in the book) and a Native American family much like themselves.

— Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026
The approach also introduces a computer architecture inspired by today’s digital computers that separates processing and memory.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026

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Welcome to the wild world of casting non-professional actors, a practice that is in the spotlight this year as the Academy inaugurates the casting Oscar.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi, on Monday.

— Jared Perlo, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026

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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.

— Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 July 2026
Today, McGovern serves as executive director of Every Child a Swimmer, an organization within the International Swimming Hall of Fame that educates families on water safety.

— Ruth Abramovitz, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026

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The Songwriters Hall of Fame inducts both non-performers and performers alike each year.

— Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The contract establishes minimum wage rates for daily and weekly work and inducts intimacy coordinators into the union health and pension plans.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025

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During play, participants are constantly switching between jogging, sprinting and directional changes, which creates cardiovascular conditioning similar to structured interval training.

— Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
This creates an immediate sensing-to-action response, while each chamber operates independently to distinguish forces along horizontal, lateral, and vertical directions.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

Definition of creates

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The next critical Lightcamp component is the compact pull-out kitchen that installs just below the sleeping platform.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 July 2026
Plus, the Missouri and Kansas sides of Kansas City are linked anew by a redevelopment of the Rock Island Bridge that installs food outlets and public spaces on a historic former railroad crossing.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026

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