Initiation - English meaning

noun

The action of causing a machine or device to operate.

Usage examples:

The automatic actuation of the cameras

noun

The fact of making a machine start to work or a process start to happen

Usage examples:

They carried out tests on the actuation of safety features.

noun

A statement acknowledging the truth of something.

Usage examples:

An admission of guilt

noun

Permission to study at a school or college, or permission to enter a theater or other building

Usage examples:

[ u ] how many students will gain admission to yale?, [ u ] the club refuses admission to those und…

noun

Something that you say or do that shows that you know you have done something dishonest or have not succeeded in doing something

Usage examples:

Admission that the chairman's statement is the first public admission that the board may be conside…

verb

Confess to be true or to be the case.

Usage examples:

The home office finally admitted that several prisoners had been injured

verb

To recognize or accept something as true

Usage examples:

[ t ] he admitted his guilt., [ + (that) clause ] she admitted (that) she had made a mistake., each…

verb

To say that you have done something dishonest or have not succeeded in doing something

Usage examples:

"we need to do more to attract the younger end of the market," the chairman admitted., it can be di…

noun

The point in time or space at which something begins.

Usage examples:

He left at the beginning of february

verb

Perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity).

Usage examples:

Peter had just begun a life sentence for murder

noun

The beginning of something.

Usage examples:

The commencement of the trial

noun

Fml the beginning of something

Usage examples:

The senate's commencement of closed-door deliberations

verb

Change the form, character, or function of something.

Usage examples:

Modernization has converted the country from a primitive society to a near-industrial one

noun

A person who has been persuaded to change their religious faith or other belief.

Usage examples:

He is a recent convert to the church

verb

To change the character, appearance, or operation of something

Usage examples:

[ t ] we converted our oil furnace to gas to save money., [ i ] most of the families in the communi…

verb

Plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.

Usage examples:

A training programme should be devised

noun

A clause in a will leaving something, especially real estate, to someone.

Usage examples:

The issue, however, is whether the language of the devise of the somerset estate can fairly be inte…

verb

Present participle of devise

Usage examples:

He's good at devising language games that you can play with students in class., the cartoon charact…

verb

Enrol or be enrolled in the armed services.

Usage examples:

He enlisted in the royal naval air service

verb

To join (an organization, esp. the armed forces)

Usage examples:

He enlisted in the air force., the program enlists businesses in hiring inner city kids.

verb

Officially register as a member of an institution or a student on a course.

Usage examples:

He enrolled in drama school

verb

To put yourself or someone else onto the official list of members of a group, course, or college

Usage examples:

Enrol sb for/in/on sth under the new rules, employees could be enrolled in a company-sponsored reti…

noun

The action of establishing something or being established.

Usage examples:

The establishment of an independent government

noun

The people who have most of the power within government or society or in a particular business or activity

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The diplomatic/educational/literary establishment, visitors come to shop in the fashionable new est…

noun

A business or other organization, or the place where an organization operates

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An educational/training/religious establishment, what percent of your establishment's total sales a…

noun

The beginning or introduction of a system, policy, or period.

Usage examples:

The inauguration of an independent prosecution service

noun

The act of putting a service, system, etc. into action, or an occasion when this happens

Usage examples:

On friday the company celebrated the inauguration of their latest north sea installation., presiden…

noun

The establishment or starting point of an institution or activity.

Usage examples:

She has been on the board since its inception two years ago

verb

Take in or contain (something) as part of a whole; include.

Usage examples:

He has incorporated in his proposals a number of measures

adjective

Another term for incorporated.

verb

Admit (someone) formally to a post or organization.

Usage examples:

Arrangements for inducting new members to an organization

verb

To introduce someone formally or with a special ceremony to an organization or group

Usage examples:

She was inducted into the army., basketball hall of fame inductee cheryl miller will be there.

verb

To introduce someone formally or with a special ceremony into a place of work, organization or group

Usage examples:

Last weekend, the group inducted 600 more members at another ceremony., induct sb as sth he was ind…

noun

The action or process of inducting someone to a post or organization.

Usage examples:

Induction into membership of a masonic brotherhood

noun

The process of establishing an electrical current in an object by placing it near another object that has current in it

Usage examples:

[ u ] she is being considered for induction into the soccer hall of fame.

noun

A period of training during which a new employee learns about the company they are working for and the job they will be doing

Usage examples:

New employees undergo a two-week induction., induction into sth it is vital that the managing direc…

verb

Place or fix (equipment or machinery) in position ready for use.

Usage examples:

We're planning to install a new shower

verb

Set up for use

verb

To put something in place so that it is ready for use

Usage examples:

We’re having a new tile floor installed in the kitchen., the new president of the university was in…

verb

Set up in position; install or establish.

Usage examples:

Many of the troops had only joined up when the new regime was instated

verb

To establish something

Usage examples:

He pledged to instate new policies.

noun

The action or process of instigating an action or event.

Usage examples:

The domesday survey was compiled at the instigation of william i

noun

The act of causing an event or situation to happen by your actions

Usage examples:

The inquiry was begun at the instigation of senator hyde (= he asked for it).

noun

An organization founded for a religious, educational, professional, or social purpose.

Usage examples:

An academic institution

verb

Bring (something, especially a product, measure, or concept) into use or operation for the first time.

Usage examples:

Various new taxes were introduced

verb

To arrange for you to meet and learn the name of another person

Usage examples:

I’d like to introduce you to my friend, sally., george, i’d like to introduce my friend, sally., it…

verb

To make goods or services available to be bought for the first time

Usage examples:

The company plans to introduce 45 new models over the next five years., the product range is being …

noun

The action of introducing something.

Usage examples:

Issues arising from the introduction of new technology

noun

A short speech or piece of writing that comes before a longer speech or written text, usually giving basic information about what is to follow

Usage examples:

The author’s introduction explains the organization of the book., let me do the introductions (= in…

noun

The act of making goods or services available to be bought for the first time

Usage examples:

The introduction of sth to sth the company has announced the introduction of a new games console to…

verb

Put (money) into financial schemes, shares, property, or a commercial venture with the expectation of achieving a profit.

Usage examples:

The company is to invest £12 m in its manufacturing site at linlithglow

verb

To put money or effort into something to make a profit or achieve a result

Usage examples:

[ t ] she tends to invest a lot of energy in her work., [ i ] i think it’s time to invest in (= buy…

verb

To buy something that you think will go up in value, for example shares or property, in order to make a profit

Usage examples:

It's a good time to invest., invest in sth he's not certain whether to invest in the property marke…

verb

Set (a boat) in motion by pushing it or allowing it to roll into the water.

Usage examples:

The town's lifeboat was launched to rescue the fishermen

noun

An act or instance of launching something.

Usage examples:

The launch of a new campaign against drinking and driving

noun

A large motorboat, used especially for short trips.

Usage examples:

She cruised the waterways on a luxury motor launch

verb

Not prevent or forbid; allow.

Usage examples:

My boss let me leave early

noun

A period during which a room or property is rented.

Usage examples:

I've taken a month's let on the flat

verb

Hinder.

Usage examples:

Pray you let us not; we fain would greet our mother

noun

A space or gap that allows passage or access.

Usage examples:

An opening in the roof would get rid of the smoke

adjective

Coming at the beginning of something; initial.

Usage examples:

She stole the show with her opening remark

verb

Move (a door or window) so as to leave a space allowing access and vision.

Usage examples:

She opened the door and went in

verb

Make (someone) a priest or minister; confer holy orders on.

Usage examples:

He was ordained a minister before entering parliament

verb

To make someone officially a priest, minister, or rabbi in a religious ceremony

noun

The beginning or creation of something.

Usage examples:

There are a number of theories on the origination of the name

noun

The process of arranging a new loan or investment

Usage examples:

Origination fee/cost the credit union announced that it would no longer charge an origination fee f…

verb

Enlist (someone) in the armed forces.

Usage examples:

We recruit our toughest soldiers from the desert tribes

noun

A person newly enlisted in the armed forces and not yet fully trained.

Usage examples:

The intention is to influence many of those new recruits into becoming army reserve officers.

verb

Cause to assemble or enlist in the military

phrasal verb

Commit oneself to a period of employment, education, or in the armed forces.

Usage examples:

He was just seventeen when he signed up

phrasal verb

To join a group or organization

Usage examples:

Kathy signed up for the soccer team this year.

noun

An occasion when you start doing or having something or start being a member of a group, especially by signing a document

Usage examples:

Instead of paying a sign-up fee, investors pay a fee based on the amount they invest., the card rec…

verb

Begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space.

Usage examples:

The season starts in september

noun

The point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning.

Usage examples:

He takes over as chief executive at the start of next year

noun

A sudden movement of surprise or alarm.

Usage examples:

She awoke with a start