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Initiated

Initiate \In*i"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Initiated; p. pr. & vb. n. Initiating.] [L. initiatus, p. p. of initiare to begin, fr. initium beginning. See Initial.]

  1. To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon.

    How are changes of this sort to be initiated?
    --I. Taylor.

  2. To acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.

    Providence would only initiate mankind into the useful knowledge of her treasures, leaving the rest to employ our industry.
    --Dr. H. More.

    To initiate his pupil into any part of learning, an ordinary skill in the governor is enough.
    --Locke.

  3. To introduce into a society or organization; to confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.

    The Athenians believed that he who was initiated and instructed in the mysteries would obtain celestial honor after death.
    --Bp. Warburton.

    He was initiated into half a dozen clubs before he was one and twenty.
    --Spectator.

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initiated

vb. (en-past of: initiate)

Usage examples of "initiated".

Bakkun had initiated the mutiny from the northeast, not the southwestern camp built for Dimenon and Margit.

All right, it was Hayuman greed that his father feared and it was the Hrrubans who had initiated the space port project.

The Chief bowed to him, catching no hint in the benign eyes that the re-education program which the Chief was about to outline had, in actual fact, been initiated twenty years ago.

Investigations can be initiated "Just don't let that sort of time-wasting stuff interfere with the Snake Hunt, will you, Dad?

Hadn't Tallav initiated the drone-escort to prevent any fishman from tapping too deeply?

When it became apparent that someone was tapping the whales to death, I initiated a drone-escort for every fishboat.

Galactic standard, had elapsed since they had initiated that fantastic transfer to Corviki III.

But as she initiated the drill, she felt an unexpected energy, the most powerful surge of adrenaline she had ever experienced in Discipline.

Aware that she could juggle variations and probabilities all night and not fathom half the ramifications possible in this set of circumstances -- and that without allowing for random factors -- Lunzie initiated the hypnotic sequence that would end in sleep.

She initiated the Discipline routine, though running was not the recommended starting position.

She promptly initiated a Discipline procedure so that she would remember all that transpired during that unique experience.

But she entered her encrypted message, and the Ssli initiated IFTL communication with another Ssli on another Fleet vessel.

Perhaps because therapy was initiated as soon as the painful phase passed.

By varying the number of cycles initiated per second, or millisecond for that matter," and Breslaw beamed with paternal fondness for the abilities of his development, "the f.

Although the senator had initiated the investigation of all the Centers, he had never personally entered one.