Initially :: Initially (adv.) In an initial or incipient manner or degree; at the beginning.
Initiate :: Initiate (v. t.) To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon.
Initiate :: Initiate (v. t.) To acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
Initiate :: Initiate (v. t.) To introduce into a society or organization; to confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies..
Initiate :: Initiate (v. i.) To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
Initiation :: Initiation (n.) The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc..
Initiation :: Initiation (n.) 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..
Initiative :: Initiative (n.) An introductory step or movement; an act which originates or begins.
Initiative :: Initiative (n.) The right or power to introduce a new measure or course of action, as in legislation; as, the initiative in respect to revenue bills is in the House of Representatives..
Initiatory :: Initiatory (a.) Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; prefatory; as, an initiatory step..
Initiatory :: Initiatory (a.) Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary..
Initiatory :: Initiatory (n.) An introductory act or rite.