initiatory

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪˈnɪʃiəˌtɔri/ UK /ɪˈnɪʃiətəri/ See IPA manual

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adj
serving as a beginning or introduction; initial

The oath was the initiatory step in joining the society.

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Derived forms initiatorilylipoinitiatory

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initiatory step
an action that begins a process or prepares the way for further action

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Latin initiāt-, past participial stem of initiō, + -ory. By surface analysis, initiate + -ory.

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