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    [Verb]  | "ini*ti*ate" | \ i-ˈni-shē-ˌāt \


    1: to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going

    2: to induct into membership by or as if by special rites

    3: to instruct in the rudiments or principles of something : introduce


    Origin: 1533 ;

     Late Latin initiatus, past participle of initiare, from Latin, to induct, from initium;

    [Verb]  | "re*ini*ti*ate" | \ rē-i-'ni-shē-ˌāt \


    1: to initiate (something or someone) again


    Origin: 1652 ;

    [Noun]  | "ini*tiate" | \ i-ˈni-sh(ē-)ət \


    1: a person who is undergoing or has undergone an initiation

    2: a person who is instructed or adept in some special field


    Origin: 1811 ;

    [Adjective]  | "ini*tiate" | \ i-ˈni-sh(ē-)ət \


    1: initiated or properly admitted (as to membership or an office)

    2: instructed in some secret knowledge

    3: relating to an initiate


    Origin: 1537 ;

    [Idiom]  | "file/initiate a lawsuit" 


    1: to start a process by which a court of law makes a decision to end a disagreement between people or organizations

    [Verb]  | "initiate" 


    1: to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of;


      * e.g., " ... no one knows who initiated written language "





    2: to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to;


      * e.g., " ... 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;


      * e.g., " ... initiated her as Surgeon General before an army of reporters and photographers "



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     [ "initiate" ]

    1: to eat one item, then to eat another

      * e.g.,  ... first she ate a cheeseburger, initiate fries 

     [ "initiate" ]

    1: Redneck term for "and then she ate."

      * e.g.,  ... My wife ate three double cheeseburgers initiate some fries. 

     [ "initiate" ]

    1: 1: If you are a redneck, a way to say "and then she ate".

      * e.g.,  ... 1: She drank 1 gallon beer, ate two burgers, initiate a supersized happymeal 


     [ "initiate" ]

    2: 2: For most oters it means to start somting, take the initiative for something or to propose someting.

      * e.g.,  ... 2:He, or she(in fear of millitant feminists), initiated the building of the house. 

     [ "initiate" ]

    1: White Trash version of "and then she ate."

      * e.g.,  ... "My wife drank two beers, initiate three corn dogs." 

     [ "initiator" ]

    1: One who presents the first action in trying to stimulate an encounter of somewhat physical nature. FOr instance, the man or woman who presents the hand for the reciprocating slap or likewise, the arms to invite an embrace.

      * e.g.,  ... She initiated the hug by opening her arms and smiling at me to come forth. 

     [ "Initiate" ]

    1: Person who belongs to the Divergent Fandom (a fan of The Divergent Series)

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey what's your fandom? I'm a Initiate, and you?" 

     [ "initiation" ]

    1: When your friends make you do something to be a part of a special club, gang, team, ect.

      * e.g.,  ... Gang leader: You must go through initiation before becoming a member. 

     [ "initiative" ]

    1: Having the intelligence to act without the instruction of others.

      * e.g.,  ... Fuck it, I'm going. I'm taking initiative. 

     [ "initialism" ]

    1: a practically useless word created to distinguish initials from acronyms. the word was crafted to ensure that those who do not subscribe to the concept are made to feel ridiculous when they have to ask "what is an initialism?"

      * e.g.,  ... Nate: New York was great, we went on a tour of the Yune and met the Secretary-General. Trav: Nate, it's not called the Yune, it's called the U.N., it's an initialism for United Nations Nate: Oh.... what the fuck is an initialism? Trav: You're an idiot everyone knows an initialsm is when you say the letters - like U.N. Nate: Isn't that basically an acronym? Trav: No you tool. An acronym is when you make the initials of something into a new word, like NASA. They're two TOTALLY different things. Sayran: Oh Trav - you're too smart for me! 

     [ "Initialism" ]

    1: An acronym that you say each letter for as opposed to saying it as a word.

      * e.g.,  ... USA is an initialism, while NASA is an acronym. 

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