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ugda [ug.dâ.] : initiate (v.)

Derivatives of ugda


Glosses:
initiate
n. (person)1. beginner, initiate, novice, tiro, tyrosomeone new to a field or activity.
~ unskilled persona person who lacks technical training.
~ abecedariana novice learning the rudiments of some subject.
~ apprentice, prentice, learnerworks for an expert to learn a trade.
~ cub, greenhorn, rookiean awkward and inexperienced youth.
~ landlubber, landsman, lubberan inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage.
~ fledgeling, fledgling, newbie, newcomer, entrant, freshman, neophyte, starterany new participant in some activity.
~ tenderfootan inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living).
~ traineesomeone who is being trained.
n. (person)2. initiate, learned person, pundit, savantsomeone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field.
~ polymatha person of great and varied learning.
~ bookman, scholar, scholarly person, studenta learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines.
n. (group)3. enlightened, initiatepeople who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity.; "it is very familiar to the initiate"
~ people(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively.; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
v. (creation)4. initiate, originate, startbring into being.; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
~ lead up, initiateset in motion, start an event or prepare the way for.; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II"
~ create, makemake or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
~ setapply or start.; "set fire to a building"
~ date back, date from, go backbelong to an earlier time.; "This story dates back 200 years"
v. (creation)5. initiate, pioneertake the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of.; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
~ strike upbegin.; "strike up a conversation"; "strike up a friendship"
~ innovate, introducebring something new to an environment.; "A new word processor was introduced"
~ activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, tripput in motion or move to act.; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
~ cause, do, makegive rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
~ institute, establish, found, plant, constituteset up or lay the groundwork for.; "establish a new department"
~ stage, arrangeplan, organize, and carry out (an event).; "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion"
~ mountput up or launch.; "mount a campaign against pornography"
~ undertake, attempt, set aboutenter upon an activity or enterprise.
~ machinate, devise, prepare, organise, organize, get uparrange by systematic planning and united effort.; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
v. (social)6. induct, initiateaccept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite.; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"
~ let in, admit, includeallow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of.; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"
v. (communication)7. broach, initiatebring up a topic for discussion.
~ hash out, talk over, discussspeak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion.; "We discussed our household budget"
~ deal, plow, handle, treat, cover, addressact on verbally or in some form of artistic expression.; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
v. (change)8. initiate, lead upset in motion, start an event or prepare the way for.; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II"
~ initiate, originate, startbring into being.; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"