initiate (EN)

verb, noun

verb “initiate”

1. to begin or start something
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   The company initiated a new training program for all new employees.
2. to teach someone the basic knowledge or principles of a subject
   The company decided to initiate new employees into the corporate culture with a week-long orientation program.
3. to officially make someone a member of a group, especially one with secret rituals
   She was initiated into the ancient society through a secret ceremony in the woods.

noun “initiate”

1. someone who has recently joined a group, organization, or religion and is learning about it
   After the ceremony, the new initiates were welcomed into the secret society with open arms.