Main entry: initiate, enlightened
Definition: people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
Usage: it is very familiar to the initiate
Main entry: initiate, pundit, savant, learned person
Definition: someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
Main entry: novice, tyro, tiro, initiate, beginner
Definition: someone new to a field or activity
Definition: set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
Usage: Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II
Definition: bring up a topic for discussion
Main entry: start, originate, initiate
Definition: bring into being
Usage: He initiated a new program; Start a foundation
Definition: take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
Usage: This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants
Definition: accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite
Usage: African men are initiated when they reach puberty