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initiation

/ɪˌnɪʃɪˈeɪʃn/

US pronunciation
American sound/ɪˌnɪʃɪˈeɪʃn/
ɪˌnɪʃɪˈeɪʃn
Syllables
4 syllables
Stress
4th syllable stress
Vowel
Short i vowel
Ending
Final -tion sounds like shun

ɪ - ˌnɪʃɪ - ˈeɪʃn -> initiation

Myanmar meaning

(n) အစပျိုးခြင်း။ ဇာတ် သွင်းခြင်း။

Full entry

initiate /Ç'nÇʃieÇt/ v

၁။ (fml ) အစပျိုးသည်။ စတင်သည်။ initiate plans/ discussions/ social reforms ❍ (law ) initiate proceedings (ie begin legal action) against sb (ie prosecute sb).
၂။ ~ sb (into sth) (က) ဇာတ်သွင်းသည်။ initiate sb into a secret society. (ခ) ဇာတ်သွင်းစေသည်။ an older woman who had initiated him into the mysteries of love.
/Ç'nÇʃiǝt/ n လူသစ်။
❏ the initiated /Ç'nÇʃi'eÇtÇd/ n [pl v ]
ဂိုဏ်းဝင်။ ဇာတ်သွင်း ပြီးသူ။ အရည်ဝသူ။
❏ initiation /ÇnÇʃi'eÇʃn/ n [U]
၁။ (fml ) အစပျိုးခြင်း။ the initiation of an investigation.
၂။ ~ (into sth) ဇာတ် သွင်းခြင်း။ an initiation ceremony ❍ her initiation into womanhood.
❏ initiator /Ç'nÇʃieÇtǝ(r)/ n (fml ) စတင်ဆောင်ရွက်သူ။ the initiator of the project.

More examples
  • The company initiated a management training programme for small businesses.
  • We shall initiate urgent discussions with our European partners.
  • The Act allows children, for the first time, to initiate proceedings.
  • [initiate someone into something] : Nicky was initiated into a world of robbery and violence.
  • [initiate someone into something] : At the age of 30 they were initiated into the higher ranks of the movement.
Synonyms
start, begin, kick off, open, commence, set off, instigate, make the first move, admit, break the ice, brief, catechize, coach, come out with, come up with, dream up, edify, enlighten, enter, familiarize, freshman, get ball rolling, get feet wet, get under way, inaugurate, indoctrinate, induct, inductee, inform, install, instate, institute, instruct, intro, introduce, invest, launch, make up, new member, newcomer, originate, pioneer, pledge, pledgee, recruit, set in motion, set up, take in, take up, teach, train, trigger, tutor, usher in
Antonyms
block, cease, close, complete, conclude, end, expel, finish, halt, hide, ignore, learn, master, neglect, reject, secret, stop, terminate
Cross references
startbeginkick offopencommenceset offinstigatemake the first moveadmitbreak the icebriefcatechizecoachcome out withcome up withdream upedifyenlightenenterfamiliarizefreshmanget ball rollingget feet wetget under wayinaugurateindoctrinateinductinductee
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