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- noun Plural form of
initiate . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
initiate .
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Examples
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Starting to type a term initiates a search for that term on the phone.
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Starting to type a term initiates a search for that term on the phone.
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There, the president will propose long-term initiates, promoting alternative energy.
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The secretion of acetylcholine alters the properties of the muscle cell membrane, brings about the influx of sodium ion, and, in short, initiates a wave of depolarization just like that which takes place in a nerve cell.
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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Thus, he is the rightful father abbot, whose word initiates canon law.
Mortalis Salvatore, R. A., 1959- 1999
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Thus, he is the rightful father abbot, whose word initiates canon law.
Mortalis Salvatore, R. A., 1959- 1999
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What had come to the initiates was the "kingdom of God."
Christentum als mystische Tatsache und die Mysterien des Altertums. English Rudolf Steiner 1893
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This remains a mystery, not only to the outside world but to the "initiates" themselves.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Nesta H. Webster 1918
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"Orphic Mysteries," those secret religious rites which have gained such a hold in many parts of Greece, including Athens, probably hold out an earnest promise to the "initiates" of a blessed state for them hereafter.
A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life William Stearns Davis 1903
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"The deadline kind of initiates the actual movement."
azcentral.com | news Paul Coro 2010
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