initiation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a formal entry into an organization or position or office
his initiation into the club
Types & categories
- ceremony hypernym
- inauguration hyponym
- investiture hyponym
- bar mitzvah hyponym
- bat mitzvah hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
she looked forward to her initiation as an adult
Types & categories
- commencement hypernym
- authorship hyponym
Related & opposite
- initiate derivation
- initiate derivation
- innovate derivation
- institute derivation
- create derivation
- institutionalize derivation
- launch derivation
- arise derivation
- groundbreaking derivation
Sense 3 noun
wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge
his knowledgeability impressed me
Types & categories
- wisdom hypernym
Related & opposite
- knowledgeable derivation
- versed derivation
- knowledgeable derivation
Sense 4 noun
an act that sets in motion some course of events
Types & categories
- causing hypernym
- instigation hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | install |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | induct |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | induct |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | ceremony |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | inauguration |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | investiture |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bar mitzvah |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bat mitzvah |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | initiate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | initiate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | innovate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | institute |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | create |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | institutionalize |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | launch |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | arise |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | groundbreaking |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | commencement |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | authorship |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | knowledgeable |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | versed |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | knowledgeable |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | wisdom |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | lead up |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | cause |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | induct |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | initiate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | trigger |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | causing |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | instigation |