Antonyms for initiate
ɪˈnɪʃ iˌeɪt; -ɪt, -ˌeɪtini·ti·ate

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1. initiate

   To teach is simply to communicate knowledge; to instruct (originally, to build in or into, put in order) is to impart knowledge with special method and completeness; instruct has also an authoritative sense nearly equivalent to command. To educate is to draw out or develop harmoniously the mental powers, and, in the fullest sense, the moral powers as well. To train is to direct to a certain result powers already existing. Train is used in preference to educate when the reference is to the inferior animals or to the physical powers of man; as, to train a horse; to train the hand or eye. To discipline is to bring into habitual and complete subjection to authority; discipline is a severe word, and is often used as a euphemism for punish; to be thoroughly effective in war, soldiers must be disciplined as well as trained. To nurture is to furnish the care and sustenance necessary for physical, mental, and moral growth; nurture is a more tender and homelike word than educate. Compare EDUCATION.

   Synonyms:
   discipline, drill, educate, enlighten, give instruction, give lessons, inculcate, indoctrinate, inform, instill, instruct, nurture, school, teach, train, tutor

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiatenoun

   someone new to a field or activity

   Antonyms:
   uninitiate

   Synonyms:
   savant, pundit, father, founding father, founder, learned person, novice, enlightened, novitiate, beginner, tyro, tiro

2. initiate, learned person, pundit, savantnoun

   someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

   Antonyms:
   uninitiate

   Synonyms:
   pundit, learned person, novice, enlightened, savant, beginner, tyro, tiro

3. initiate, enlightenedverb

   people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity

   "it is very familiar to the initiate"

   Antonyms:
   uninitiate

   Synonyms:
   pundit, learned person, novice, enlightened, savant, beginner, tyro, tiro

4. originate, initiate, startverb

   bring into being

   "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

   Antonyms:
   uninitiate

   Synonyms:
   start, rise, get, broach, get going, develop, uprise, commence, get down, take off, induct, bulge, embark on, part, arise, spring up, grow, originate, pop out, go, depart, lead off, set off, startle, start up, bug out, begin, jump, bulge out, set about, pop, start out, set forth, lead up, protrude, come out, take up, pioneer, set out

5. initiate, pioneerverb

   take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

   "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"

   Antonyms:
   uninitiate

   Synonyms:
   induct, originate, open up, broach, lead up, start, pioneer

6. initiate, inductverb

   accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite

   "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"

   Antonyms:
   uninitiate

   Synonyms:
   invest, induce, seat, induct, originate, broach, lead up, start, pioneer

7. broach, initiateverb

   bring up a topic for discussion

   Antonyms:
   uninitiate

   Synonyms:
   pioneer, lead up, broach, start, originate, induct

8. lead up, initiateverb

   set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for

   "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II"

   Antonyms:
   uninitiate

   Synonyms:
   pioneer, lead up, broach, start, originate, induct

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. terminate

   opposite of start

   though the physician initiated the conversation, it was terminated by the patient quickly.

   Submitted by acronimous on May 30, 2017  

How to use initiate in a sentence?

1. B. F. Skinner:

   Does a poet create, originate, initiate the thing called a poem, or is his behavior merely the product of his genetic and environmental histories?

2. Hemal Shroff:

   Governments should support or initiate social programs that encourage people to appreciate diversity in skin color and not make simple connections between being fair and being beautiful and successful.

3. Bhanu Prakash Kolla:

   We know that when people initiate use there is some benefit in the immediate short term but there is quick tolerance to this effect, there currently is no good quality evidence to suggest that cannabis will help improve sleep quality or duration.

4. Joe Biden:

   Denying Congress the information, which it is constitutionally entitled to, and obstructing its efforts to investigate actions is not the conduct of an American president. It's an abuse of power, president Donald Trump will leave Congress, in my view, no choice but to initiate impeachment. That would be a tragedy, but a tragedy of President Donald Trump own making.

5. Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown:

   When President Donald Trump initiate a conversation and President Donald Trump purport that conversation to be about racism and policing in America, and President Donald Trump fail to include the top three law enforcement officials in an area where President Donald Trump are speaking -- I think that that says a lot, and that causes one to raise the brow.

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