To begin; to start.
To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
One who is oriented in and familiar with a topic or subject; especially, one who is an expert in it.
A new member of an organization.
One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with).
To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing.