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								1.
								someone new to a field or activity 
								2.
								someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field 
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								people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity 
								it is very familiar to the initiate 
							 'initiate' - used as a verb 
								4.
								bring into being 
								He initiated a new program 
								5.
								take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of 
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								accept young people into society, usually with some rite 
								African men are initiated when they reach puberty 
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								bring up a topic for discussion 
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								prepare the way for 
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			1. Initiate / Plural 
			initiates 
			2. Initiate / Past 
			initiated 
			3. Initiate / Third Person 
			initiates 
			4. Initiate / Present Participle 
			initiating 
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