C2 formal to cause something to begin开始,创始
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Hague initiated a series of reforms of the Conservative Party.
Some of the orders are initiated directly on the trading floor.
The council initiates its own studies and carries out research at the request of private organizations.
He is credited with initiating several new literary forms.
The Commission has power to initiate legislation.
to teach someone about an area of knowledge, or to allow someone into a group by a special ceremony向(某人)传授专门知识;(通过某种仪式)接纳(新会员)
a person who has recently joined a group and has been taught its secrets新入会的人;新成员
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