The difference between Initiate and Originate
When used as verbs, initiate means to begin, whereas originate means to cause to be, to bring into existence.
Initiate is also noun with the meaning: a new member of an organization.
Initiate is also adjective with the meaning: unpractised.
check bellow for the other definitions of Initiate and Originate
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Initiate as an adjective (obsolete):
Unpractised; untried; new.
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Initiate as an adjective (obsolete):
Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.
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Initiate as a noun:
A new member of an organization.
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Initiate as a noun:
One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
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Initiate as a verb (transitive):
To begin; to start.
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Initiate as a verb:
To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
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Initiate as a verb:
To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
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Initiate as a verb (intransitive):
To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
Examples:
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Originate as a verb (transitive):
To cause to be, to bring into existence; to produce, initiate.
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Originate as a verb (intransitive):
To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (, ).
Examples:
"The scheme originated with the governor and council."