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definition: 
to begin; to establish; to take decisive action without help
sentence: 
A handshake is the unspoken word that initiates a conversation in almost any social or professional get-together.
Baptism is the sacrament at which infants or converts are initiated into the Christian faith.
difficulty: 
medium
toefl frequency: 
2
toefl classification: 
adverb: 
adjective: 
initiated
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adjective sentence: 
verb: 
initiate
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noun: 
initiation
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