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1 Initiate
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Initiate
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2 initiate
1) εγκαινιάζω2) μυώ3) ξεκινώ -
3 Inaugurate
v. trans.Introduce, initiate: Ar. and P. εἰσηγεῖσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Inaugurate
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4 Instigate
v. trans.Urge on: P. and V. ἐπικελεύειν, ὁρμᾶν, ἐξορμᾶν, ἐγκελεύειν, ἐποτρύνειν (Thuc.), ἐξοτρύνειν (Thuc.), ἐπαίρειν, P. κατεπείγειν, V. ὀτρύνειν, ἐπεγκελεύειν (Eur., Cycl.), ὀρνύναι.Initiate: Ar. and P. εἰσηγεῖσθαι.Persuade: see Persuade.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Instigate
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5 Introduce
v. trans.Introduce besides: P. ἐπεισάγειν, P. and V. ἐπεισφέρειν.Introduce instead: P. ἀντεισάγειν.Send in: P. and V. εἰσπέμπειν,Introduce into a family: V. εἰσοικίζειν (Eur., Ion 841).Introduce as allies: P. ἐπάγεσθαι.Initiate: Ar. and P. εἰσηγεῖσθαι.Introduce changes in: P. νεωτερίζειν περί (acc.).Recommend: P. συνιστάναι, προξενεῖν.I wish to introduce him to a doctor: P. βούλομαι αὐτὸν ἰατρῷ συστῆσαι (Plat., Charm. 155B).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Introduce
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6 Mystery
subs.P. and V. κρυπτόν, τό.Dark saying: P. and V. αἴνιγμα, τό, αἰνιγμός, ὁ (Plat.).Mysteries, mystic rites: P. and V. μυστήρια, τά, ὄργια, τά, τέλη, τά, τελεταί, αἱ, P. τὰ μυστικά, V. μυστικὸν τέλος (Æsch., frag.).Initiate in mysteries, v. trans.: Ar. and P. τελεῖν, μυεῖν.Initiation in mysteries, subs.: P. and V. τελετή, ἡ.One initiated in mysteries: Ar. and P. μύστης, ὁ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Mystery
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initiate — vb 1 *begin, commence, start, inaugurate Analogous words: *found, establish, organize, institute Antonyms: consummate Contrasted words: effect, fulfill, execute, accomplish, achieve, *perform: *enforce, implement … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Initiate — In*i ti*ate, a. [L. initiatus, p. p.] [1913 Webster] 1. Unpracticed; untried; new. [Obs.] The initiate fear that wants hard use. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
initiate — [i nish′ē āt΄; ] for adj. & n. [ i nish′ē it, i nish′ēāt΄] or, occas. [ i nish′it] vt. initiated, initiating [< L initiatus, pp. of initiare, to enter upon, initiate < initium: see INITIAL] 1. to bring into practice or use; introduce by… … English World dictionary
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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
initiate — in the sense ‘to instruct (a person) in some piece of knowledge’, has the person as object and not the item of knowledge. You can initiate someone in or into something but you cannot initiate something in or into someone. The correct word for the … Modern English usage
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initiate — initiate; un·initiate; … English syllables
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Initiate — In*i ti*ate, v. i. To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative. [R.] Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English