~ sth(formal) to make sth begin 开始；发起；创始 SYN set in motion
to initiate legal proceedings against sb
对某人提起诉讼
The government has initiated a programme of economic reform.
政府已开始实施经济改革方案。
~ sb (into sth)to explain sth to sb and/or make them experience it for the first time 使了解；传授；教…开始尝试
Many of them had been initiated into drug use at an early age.
他们中有很多人在早年就被教会了吸毒。
~ sb (into sth)to make sb a member of a particular group, especially as part of a secret ceremony （尤指在秘密仪式上）使加入，接纳，吸收
Hundreds are initiated into the sect each year.
每年有好几百人被接纳到这个教派中。