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to reinitiate

to reinitiate

7.5
To admit someone back into a group with a ceremony
  • verb
  • /ˌriːɪnɪˈʃiːeɪt/
translation icon : readmitir
  • After several years away, the club decided to reinitiate him with a special ceremony.

Examples

  • The club will reinitiate him into their ranks with a traditional ceremony next week.

  • The organization will reinitiate former members who wish to return and meet the requirements.

  • She was happy to reinitiate her membership after being absent for so long.

  • They decided to reinitiate the ceremony next month.

  • After the incident, they reinitiated her membership.

  • To honor her dedication, the society decided to reinitiate her into the group during a special event.

  • After fulfilling the criteria, the organization is ready to reinitiate all former members who wish to return.

Synonyms

to reintegrate
vsto reinitiate
14 6.2

To bring a person back into a group or society after being away

uses a formal ritual to restore membership rather than gradual inclusion
to reassimilate
vsto reinitiate
2 7.5

To become part of a group again or help someone do the same

emphasizes a formal ritual to reestablish membership rather than adapting to norms
to readmit
vsto reinitiate
1 4.2

Allow someone to enter or join again after they were removed

uses a formal ritual to restore membership rather than only permission
to reincorporate
vsto reinitiate
1 6.1

To add something back into a group, system, or document

uses a formal ritual to return someone to membership rather than simple inclusion

Antonyms

to exclude
338 3.0

To keep someone or something out so they are not part of something

How Official

to reinstate
110 5.8
to reinitiate
7.5
to readmit
1 4.2
to let in
40 2.3

Surface Forms

reinitiate infinitive
reinitiated past
reinitiated past participle
reinitiating present participle
reinitiates third person singular

Morphology

reinitiate = initiate (transparent) = re + initiate

The prefix 're-' clearly adds the meaning 'again' to the ceremonial sense of 'initiate'.

Etymology

Reinitiate is made of re- 'again' and initiate 'to bring someone into a group', the same root you see in initiation. So reinitiate means to 'do the initiation again' or to admit someone back into a group.