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"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*h₁ey-"
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"A new member of an organization."
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"_dis1": "98 1 1",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "A new member of an organization",
"word": "عضو جديد"
},
{
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"roman": "novoposveten",
"sense": "A new member of an organization",
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{
"_dis1": "98 1 1",
"code": "cmn",
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"word": "新成员"
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"sense": "A new member of an organization",
"word": "tulokas"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "A new member of an organization",
"word": "uusi jäsen"
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{
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},
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"_dis1": "98 1 1",
"code": "de",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
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},
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"_dis1": "98 1 1",
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"sense": "A new member of an organization",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "98 1 1",
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"sense": "A new member of an organization",
"word": "novizio"
}
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"One who has been through a ceremony of initiation."
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"_dis1": "1 87 12",
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"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "haġordyal",
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"word": "հաղորդյալ"
},
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"word": "միստ"
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"word": "zasvěcenec"
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"_dis1": "1 87 12",
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"masculine"
],
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"_dis1": "1 87 12",
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"expert#Noun"
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]
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"ipa": "/ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɪˈnɪʃ.ɪ.eɪt/",
"tags": [
"verb"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɪˈnɪʃ.i.ət/",
"tags": [
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɪˈnɪʃ.ɪ.ət/",
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"adjective",
"noun"
]
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"sense": "(antonym(s) of “to begin”): stop, end, cease; to end temporarily",
"word": "pause"
},
{
"sense": "(antonym(s) of “to begin”): stop, end, cease",
"word": "halt"
},
{
"sense": "(antonym(s) of “to begin”): stop, end, cease",
"word": "suspend"
},
{
"sense": "(antonym(s) of “to begin”): stop, end, cease; to end incompletely",
"word": "discontinue"
},
{
"sense": "(antonym(s) of “to begin”): stop, end, cease; to end completely",
"word": "finish"
},
{
"sense": "(antonym(s) of “to begin”): stop, end, cease",
"word": "conclude"
},
{
"sense": "(antonym(s) of “to begin”): stop, end, cease",
"word": "complete"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "self-initiate"
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"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin initiātus, perfect passive participle of initiō (“begin, originate”), from initium (“a beginning”), from ineō (“go in, enter upon, begin”), from in + eō (“go”).",
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"pos": "verb",
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "initiable"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"english": "to begin where one left off",
"word": "resume"
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],
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"To begin; to start."
],
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To begin; to start."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "94 2 1 3",
"sense": "to begin",
"word": "commence"
}
],
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{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "započvam",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "започвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "postavjam načalo",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "поставям начало"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "iniciovat"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "beginnen"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "starten"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "aanvangen"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "initiëren"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "käynnistää"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "aloittaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "panna alulle"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "commencer"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "démarrer"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "initier"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "beginnen"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "iniciar"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "iniziare"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hajimeru",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "始める"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "torikakaru",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "取り掛かる"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kaishi suru",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "開始する"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "sette i gang"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "آغازیدن"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "آغازاندن"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iniciirovatʹ",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "инициировать"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "initiera"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "inleda"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "påbörja"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 1 1 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to begin; to start",
"word": "sätta igång"
}
]
},
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"To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce."
],
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[
"instruct",
"instruct"
],
[
"rudiment",
"rudiment"
],
[
"principle",
"principle"
],
[
"introduce",
"introduce"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "2 80 6 12",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "posveštavam",
"sense": "to instruct in the rudiments",
"word": "посвещавам"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 80 6 12",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to instruct in the rudiments",
"word": "johdattaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 80 6 12",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to instruct in the rudiments",
"word": "opastaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 80 6 12",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to instruct in the rudiments",
"word": "einführen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 80 6 12",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to instruct in the rudiments",
"word": "introdurre"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 80 6 12",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to instruct in the rudiments",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wtajemniczać"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 80 6 12",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to instruct in the rudiments",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "wtajemniczyć"
}
]
},
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"glosses": [
"To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies."
],
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"links": [
[
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[
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]
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"(transitive) To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies."
],
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"transitive"
],
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{
"_dis1": "2 1 94 3",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vǎveždam",
"sense": "to confer membership on",
"word": "въвеждам"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 94 3",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "lansiram",
"sense": "to confer membership on",
"word": "лансирам"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 94 3",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to confer membership on",
"word": "zasvětit"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 94 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to confer membership on",
"word": "vihkiä"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 94 3",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "telískō",
"sense": "to confer membership on",
"word": "τελίσκω"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 94 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to confer membership on",
"word": "iniziare"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 94 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to confer membership on",
"word": "inserire"
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"word": "iniciar"
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"word": "取り掛かる"
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