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initiate

noun
  1. people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
    “it is very familiar to the initiate”
    enlightened
  2. someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
    learned personpunditsavant
  3. someone new to a field or activity
    beginnernovice
verb
  1. set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
    lead up
  2. bring up a topic for discussion
    broach
  3. bring into being
    “They initiated a new program.”
    start
  4. take the lead or initiative in
    pioneer
  5. accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite
    “African men are initiated when they reach puberty”
    induct