initiate

/ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/ verb [T]

Translation

START › to make something begin

başlamak, başlatmak, önayak olmak

[often passive] The reforms were initiated by Gorbachev.1865

JOIN › to make someone a member of a group or organization in a special ceremony, or to show someone how to do an activity

özel törenle üyeliğe almak/kabul etmek, sokmak; nasıl yapılacağını göstermek; kurallarını/esaslarını/sırlarını öğretmek

At the age of 50, he was initiated into the priesthood.82

initiation

/ɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃən/ noun [C, U] ›

başlatma

(Definition of initiate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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