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present participle of initiate
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1
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
- no one knows who initiated written language
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2
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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3
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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- baptizing
- (also baptising),
- inaugurating,
- inducting,
- installing,
- instating,
- investing,
- seating
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“Initiating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initiating. Accessed 26 Jan. 2022.
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