1. (noun) novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate
someone new to a field or activity
Synonyms: savant, pundit, father, founding father, founder, learned person, initiate, novice, enlightened, novitiate, beginner, tyro, tiro
Antonyms: uninitiate
2. (noun) initiate, learned person, pundit, savant
someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
Synonyms: pundit, learned person, novice, initiate, enlightened, savant, beginner, tyro, tiro
Antonyms: uninitiate
3. (verb) initiate, enlightened
people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
Synonyms: pundit, learned person, novice, initiate, enlightened, savant, beginner, tyro, tiro
Antonyms: uninitiate
4. (verb) originate, initiate, start
bring into being
Synonyms: start, initiate, rise, get, broach, get going, develop, uprise, commence, get down, take off, induct, bulge, embark on, part, arise, spring up, grow, originate, pop out, go, depart, lead off, set off, startle, start up, bug out, begin, jump, bulge out, set about, pop, start out, set forth, lead up, protrude, come out, take up, pioneer, set out
Antonyms: uninitiate
5. (verb) initiate, pioneer
take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
Synonyms: induct, originate, initiate, open up, broach, lead up, start, pioneer
Antonyms: uninitiate
6. (verb) initiate, induct
accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite
Synonyms: invest, induce, seat, induct, originate, initiate, broach, lead up, start, pioneer
Antonyms: uninitiate
7. (verb) broach, initiate
bring up a topic for discussion
Synonyms: pioneer, lead up, broach, start, originate, initiate, induct
Antonyms: uninitiate
8. (verb) lead up, initiate
set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
Synonyms: pioneer, lead up, broach, start, originate, initiate, induct
Antonyms: uninitiate
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Synonyms and Antonyms of initiate 
