initiate

[1]	begin , commence , enter upon/on , originate , introduce , set in motion , start , give rise to , get under way , launch , get/set going , trigger , set off , actuate , activate , instigate , institute , inaugurate
[2]	admit , accept , introduce
[3]	teach , instruct , train , tutor , drill , coach
[4]	originate , start
[5]	pioneer
[6]	induct
[7]	broach
[8]	lead up

[1]	novice , beginner , tyro , tiro
[2]	learned person , pundit , savant
[3]	enlightened
[4]	novice , beginner , new boy/girl , greenhorn , rookie , neophyte , tiro/tyro , newcomer , tenderfoot , fledgling , apprentice , (raw) recruit , abecedarian , noviciate/novitiate , catechumen , (Brit) fresher/(US) only freshman , (Australian) new chum