initiate
/ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/ verb [T]Definition
START › to make something begin: [often passive] The reforms were initiated by Gorbachev.
JOIN › to make someone a member of a group or organization in a special ceremony, or to show someone how to do an activity: At the age of 50, he was initiated into the priesthood.
initiation /ɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃən/ noun [C, U] (Definition of initiate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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