Tra từ initiate - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

I - noun

1. someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
• Syn:
learned person, pundit, savant
• Hypernyms:
scholar, scholarly person, bookman, student
• Hyponyms:
polymath
2. people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
- it is very familiar to the initiate
• Syn:
enlightened
• Ant:
uninitiate
• Derivationally related forms:
enlightened (for: enlightened)
• Hypernyms:
people
3. someone new to a field or activity
• Syn:
novice, beginner, tyro, tiro
• Derivationally related forms:
begin (for: beginner)
• Hypernyms:
unskilled person
• Hyponyms:
abecedarian, apprentice, learner, prentice, cub,
greenhorn, rookie, landlubber, lubber, landsman, newcomer,
fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie,
entrant, tenderfoot, trainee

II - verb

1. bring into being (Freq. 9)
- He initiated a new program
- Start a foundation
• Syn:
originate, start
• See Also:
originate in (for: originate)
• Derivationally related forms:
start (for: start), starter (for: start), initiative, initiatory, initiation, originative (for: originate), origin (for: originate), origination (for: originate), originator (for: originate)
• Hypernyms:
make, create
• Hyponyms:
lead up, set, go back, date back, date from
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. take the lead or initiative in;
participate in the development of (Freq. 3)
- This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants
• Syn:
pioneer
• Derivationally related forms:
pioneer (for: pioneer), initiation, initiator
• Hypernyms:
cause, do, make
• Hyponyms:
strike up, introduce, innovate, trip, actuate,
trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off,
touch off, establish, found, plant, constitute, institute,
stage, arrange, mount, undertake, set about, attempt,
organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite (Freq. 2)
- African men are initiated when they reach puberty
• Syn:
induct
• Derivationally related forms:
induction (for: induct), inductee (for: induct), initiation
• Hypernyms:
admit, let in, include
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
4. bring up a topic for discussion
• Syn:
broach
• Hypernyms:
hash out, discuss, talk over
• Hyponyms:
cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
- Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II
• Syn:
lead up
• Derivationally related forms:
initiative, initiation
• Hypernyms:
originate, start
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something