initiate

  • 61initiation — initiate ► VERB 1) cause (a process or action) to begin. 2) admit with formal ceremony or ritual into a society or group. 3) (initiate into) introduce to (a new activity or skill). ► NOUN ▪ a person who has been initiated. DERIVATIVES initiat …

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  • 62initiatory — initiate ► VERB 1) cause (a process or action) to begin. 2) admit with formal ceremony or ritual into a society or group. 3) (initiate into) introduce to (a new activity or skill). ► NOUN ▪ a person who has been initiated. DERIVATIVES initiat …

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  • 63Посвященный —     (Initiate) От латинского слова Initiatus. Обозначение того, кто был принят и кому были открыты мистерии и тайны Масонства или Оккультизма. В древности те, кто были посвящены в тайное знание, преподаваемое Иерофантами Мистерий. В наши дни те,… …

    Религиозные термины

  • 64ICMD — Initiate Core Melt Down (Computing » Assembly) …

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  • 65ПОСВЯЩЕННЫЙ — (Initiate) От латинского слова Initiatus. Обозначение того, кто был принят и кому были открыты мистерии и тайны Масонства или Оккультизма. В древности те, кто были посвящены в тайное знание, преподаваемое Иерофантами Мистерий. В наши дни те, кто… …

    Теософский словарь

  • 66bring an action against — initiate legal proceedings, file a claim against …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 67introduce changes — initiate modifications, make alterations …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 68break the ice (to) —  Initiate conversation; make the first sale of the day.  ► “Twinning with North American cities helps to break the ice between Chinese and Canadian business executives.” (Canadian Business, Aug. 1994, p. 83) …

    American business jargon

  • 69float (to) —  Initiate; the time between when a check is written and when an account is debited.  ► “Still, a planned merger is not the only reason to float a debt issue.” (Chemical Week, Sept. 13, 1995, p. 28) …

    American business jargon

  • 70jump start (to) —  Initiate, to get something going.  ► “After Pinochet, the new leaders in Chile jump started the economy by shifting to free market economics.” (Prof. Ralph Folsom, University of San Diego, 1996) …

    American business jargon