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- Dictionaryinitiator/ɪˈnɪʃɪeɪtə/
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- 1. a person or thing that initiates someone or something.
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to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going; to induct into membership by or as if by special rites… See the full definition
noun [ C ] uk / ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪ.tə r/ us / ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪ.t̬ɚ / Add to word list. a person who causes something to begin: She was one of the project's initiators. Synonym. instigator. Compare. beginner. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Starting and beginning. be in the first flush of idiom. be/get in on the ground floor idiom. become. begin.
An initiator is an instigator, the one who begins something. Initiator comes from the Latin initiare , meaning “beginning.” The spark that lights the fuse is the initiator of the bomb’s explosion.
Initiator definition: a person or thing that initiates. See examples of INITIATOR used in a sentence.
a person who causes something to begin: She was one of the project's initiators. Synonym. instigator. Compare. beginner. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Starting and beginning. be in the first flush ofidiom. be/get in on the ground flooridiom. become. begin. branch out. develop. get down to businessidiom. grow. half-cocked.
1. To set going by taking the first step; begin: initiated trade with developing nations. See Synonyms at begin. 2. To introduce to a new field, interest, skill, or activity: initiated the students into the world of opera. 3. To admit (someone) into membership, as with a ritual or ceremony. adj. (-ĭt) 1.
The initiator of a plan or process is the person who was responsible for thinking of it or starting it. ...one of the major initiators of the tumultuous changes in Eastern Europe. [ + of] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Definition of initiator noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
initiator meaning, definition, what is initiator: someone who thinks of and starts a new p...: Learn more.
v.t. to begin, set going, or originate: to initiate major social reforms. to introduce into the knowledge of some art or subject. to admit or accept with formal rites into an organization or group, secret knowledge, adult society, etc. Government to propose (a measure) by initiative procedure: to initiate a constitutional amendment. adj. initiated;
