initiate

v. set going, launch, begin, commence; instruct someone in the basic elements of a subject or skill, teach, familiarize; admit into membership by special ceremony

n. one who has been newly admitted into a group or secret society; one who possesses some special or secret knowledge

Initiation is a rite of passage ceremony marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society. It could also be a formal admission to adulthood in a community or one of its formal components. In an extended sense it can also signify a transformation in which the initiate is 'reborn' into a new role. Examples of initiation ceremonies might include Christian baptism or confirmation, Jewish bar or bat mitzvah, acceptance into a fraternal organization, secret society or religious order, or graduation from school or recruit training.
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Noun
1. someone new to a field or activity
(synonym) novice, beginner, tyro, tiro
(hypernym) unskilled person
(hyponym) abecedarian
(derivation) induct
2. someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
(synonym) learned person, pundit, savant
(hypernym) scholar, scholarly person, student
(hyponym) polymath
(derivation) induct
3. people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"
(synonym) enlightened
(antonym) uninitiate
(hypernym) people
(derivation) induct
Verb
1. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
(synonym) originate, start
(hypernym) make, create
(hyponym) lead up
(derivation) trigger, induction, initiation
2. take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
(synonym) pioneer
(hypernym) cause, do, make
(hyponym) strike up
(derivation) initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
3. accept young people into society, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"
(synonym) induct
(hypernym) admit, let in, include
(derivation) novice, beginner, tyro, tiro
4. bring up a topic for discussion
(synonym) broach
(hypernym) hash out, discuss, talk over
(hyponym) cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address
5. prepare the way for; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War Two"
(synonym) lead up
(hypernym) originate, start
(derivation) trigger, induction, initiation

(v. t.)
To introduce into a society or organization; to confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
  

(v. t.)
To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon.
  

(v. t.)
To acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
  

(v. i.)
To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
  

(n.)
One who is, or is to be, initiated.
  

(a.)
Unpracticed; untried; new.
  

(a.)
Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.
  

Initiate [from Latin initio entering into, beginning] One who has entered into or begun, or passed at least one initiation in the sacred Mysteries; initiates can therefore be of various degrees. Synonymous with reborn, dvija (twice-born), Son of the Sun, etc.