initiate into



initiate someone into something

 
1. to induct someone into an organization or activity, usually in a ceremony. They will initiate me into the fraternity next week. They initiated all their new members into the club at once.
2. to introduce someone to the activities associated with a job or other situation. The personnel department will initiate you into our office routines. Our procedures are complicated and it takes weeks to initiate a new employee into all our procedures.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ywain-Arthurian Romance
RosemarieRO-se-mah-ree (German)English, German
Dione[dai'əuni]
SlavomÍR-Czech, Slovak
ErnestUR-nəst (English)English, French, Slovene, Polish
Alphonsineal-fawn-SEENFrench