initiation

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Synonyms: initiative, intimation, incitation, imitation, invitation, initiator, initiating, vitiation, initiatic, inhiation, finitization

Antonyms: initiative, intimation, incitation, imitation, invitation, initiator, initiating, vitiation, initiatic, inhiation, finitization

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Noun

1. The act of [[initiating]], or the process of being [[initiate]]d or [[introduce]]d.
2. The [[form]] or [[ceremony]] by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the [[rite]] of [[admission]] into a [[secret society]] or order.
3. {{lb|en|chemistry}} The first step of [[transcription]] or of [[transduction]].

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