The Collaborative International Dictionary
initialise
initialise \initialise\ v. t. initialize. [Chiefly Brit.]
Wiktionary
initialise
vb. (standard spelling of from=non-Oxford British spelling initialize English)
WordNet
initialise
v. assign an initial value to a computer program [syn: initialize]
divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!" [syn: format, initialize]