initiation
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4.7
- noun
- /ɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃən/
:
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- It's all part of the initiation.
- insulin initiation
- initiation of treatment
- sexual initiation
For him, transgression was initiation into this question.
- For him, transgression was initiation into this question.
- So you know that person I see over there is maybe and that causes again this initiation of critical thinking where I go.
- And since that exit and since that kind of initiation of this transformation, what have you been most proud of?
- And so a, and all the national data are showing even though initiation may go down, the percentage of teens who are using daily has gone up.
- But already when we were on the ground floor and I looked up after the big explosion, the initiation for the assault to go in.
- And at the time it was either, you know, initiation that was either initiation to and then the follow on, you know, ambush kind of thing.
- Whatever it was, was I think was an initiation because they was like, well you know what, we ain't paying you, so here's a job we could probably get you.
Examples
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Call it his initiation test, if you like.
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Initiation sequence in progress.
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We have a special initiation process for you this year.
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This will be your initiation test!
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All we have to do is the initiation.
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We are moments away from the initiation of the drop sequence.
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The protests started two months after the initiation of the Reconciliation Process.
Academic text (2017) -
In their village, he would be training for the sacred initiation ceremonies of manhood.
Fiction book (1995) -
To work in them is an initiation into maturity, lasting as long as blindness lingers.
Fiction book (2000) -
The initiation of the new project will take place next week.
Synonyms
349
1.8
The act of making something new
281
1.4
The first action you take to begin something
125
1.3
An act of going into a place or starting to appear
100
3.4
An event or action that makes other things happen
77
1.6
The start of using something new
69
3.0
A place, time, or situation that people use as a basis for later action
64
3.9
The beginning of something, especially the first part
61
6.9
The very start of an activity or project
56
4.1
The act of starting something new, like a company or project
53
4.0
The act of starting an organization or institution for the first time
22
3.4
The act of starting a machine, process, or system
18
3.6
To start something, often for the first time
10
4.4
The start of something, for example an event or action
8
5.7
A step that makes something start, often at the beginning
7
6.5
To start a new system or policy in an organization
5
6.3
The time when something begins or is made
3
3.4
A quick, strong beginning that gives an early advantage
2
4.0
The act of starting an organization for the first time, like a company or school
The first moment when a race or event begins
A time when something new starts, like a new government or school
Antonyms
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word initiation comes from the Latin root init- meaning 'begin', and it is the same root as initial and initiate. So initiation is the act of beginning or starting something.