Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to initiate
Participle: initiated
Gerund: initiating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | initiate |
| you | initiate |
| he;she;it | initiates |
| we | initiate |
| you | initiate |
| they | initiate |
Perfect
| I | have initiated |
| you | have initiated |
| he;she;it | has initiated |
| we | have initiated |
| you | have initiated |
| they | have initiated |
Past
| I | initiated |
| you | initiated |
| he;she;it | initiated |
| we | initiated |
| you | initiated |
| they | initiated |
Pluperfect
| I | had initiated |
| you | had initiated |
| he;she;it | had initiated |
| we | had initiated |
| you | had initiated |
| they | had initiated |
Future
| I | will initiate |
| you | will initiate |
| he;she;it | will initiate |
| we | will initiate |
| you | will initiate |
| they | will initiate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have initiated |
| you | will have initiated |
| he;she;it | will have initiated |
| we | will have initiated |
| you | will have initiated |
| they | will have initiated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | initiate |
| you | initiate |
| he;she;it | initiate |
| we | initiate |
| you | initiate |
| they | initiate |
Perfect
| I | have initiated |
| you | have initiated |
| he;she;it | have initiated |
| we | have initiated |
| you | have initiated |
| they | have initiated |
Imperfect
| I | initiated |
| you | initiated |
| he;she;it | initiated |
| we | initiated |
| you | initiated |
| they | initiated |
Pluperfect
| I | had initiated |
| you | had initiated |
| he;she;it | had initiated |
| we | had initiated |
| you | had initiated |
| they | had initiated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would initiate |
| you | would initiate |
| he;she;it | would initiate |
| we | would initiate |
| you | would initiate |
| they | would initiate |
Perfect
| I | would have initiated |
| you | would have initiated |
| he;she;it | would have initiated |
| we | would have initiated |
| you | would have initiated |
| they | would have initiated |
Imperative
| you | initiate |
| we | Let's initiate |
| you | initiate |
Verbs conjugated like 'initiate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'initiate'
imitate,
inanitiate,
initial,
inodiate,
insidiate,
instate,
instigate,
intimate,
militiate,
nitrate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to take the first step into something
- begin, commence, go, inchoate, open, originate, rock and roll, start
- begin
- start, originate, introduce, instate, commence, launch, induct, inaugurate
- instruct
- tutor, teach, train, edify, enlighten, indoctrinate, orient
Antonyms
- to cease an activity
- begin, persevere, start, quit
- begin
- end, finish, terminate, conclude
- instruct
- learn, acquire, absorb, mislead
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin initiātus, perfect passive participle of initiō (“to begin, originate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from initium (“a beginning”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), from initus (“an entrance, coming in, approach”) + -ium, from ineō + -tus, from in- + eō (“to go”). Cognate with French initier. See: French '
initier'.
Sample Sentences
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The bar is a large room with a stone floor, and there people stand and smoke, and lounge about, all the evening: dropping in and out as the humour takes them. There too the stranger is initiated into the mysteries of Gin-sling, Cock-tail, Sangaree, Mint Julep, Sherry-cobbler, Timber Doodle, and other rare drinks. The house is full of boarders, both married and single, many of whom sleep [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)