initiateverb/i.niˈsi.aɾ/highi·ni·ci·arPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionTo begin or start something.Let's initiate the meeting now.He decided to initiate a new project.synbeginstartantterminateconcludeCommon collocationsinitiate a projectinitiate a conversationEtymologyDo latim 'initiare'Related wordsinícioinicial