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initiate

verb
/ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/

Meaning

to begin or start; to introduce someone to a new activity
To cause something to begin; to start.

Example Sentences

The company will initiate a new training program.

The company plans to initiate a new training program next month.

Example Expressions

initiate proceedings

Synonyms

begin, start, launch, commence, inaugurate
Entry 1
begin, start, launch, commence
Entry 2
begin, commence, launch, start, inaugurate

Antonyms

end, finish, conclude, terminate
Entry 1
end, finish, conclude, terminate
Entry 2
end, conclude, finish

Collocations

initiate process, initiate contact, initiate action, take the initiative, initiate reform
Entry 1
initiate process, initiate contact, initiate action, take the initiative
Entry 2
initiate action, initiate process, initiate reform

Related Vocabularies

to make something clear; to explain
to make a doubt, feeling, or belief disappear
to tie together; to make a legal agreement; to put a cover on a book
To support, maintain, or keep something going over time.
to state or assert something confidently and strongly
to smile or speak in a mocking or contemptuous way

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