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.
To begin; to start.
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 reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of.
To make something less enjoyable or likeable.
To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.
To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
To destroy or make something no longer usable.
The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
The act of ruining something.
Complete financial loss; bankruptcy.
Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.