initiated

i-ni-ti-at-ed · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense of initiate; started or caused something to begin.

  2. 2.

    Admitted someone into a group or organization with formal ceremonies.

  3. 3.

    Introduced someone to a new activity or skill.

Related words

Antonyms: concluded, ended, terminated
See also: initiate, initiation, started
Synonyms: begun, launched, started

Etymology

From Latin initiatus, past participle of initiare "to begin," from initium "beginning."