initiatory C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪˈnɪʃiəˌtɔri/ UK /ɪˈnɪʃiətəri/ See IPA manual Freq #203599 Meanings 1 adj serving as a beginning or introduction; initial The oath was the initiatory step in joining the society. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms initiatorilylipoinitiatory Common collocations initiatory step Adjective + noun Etymology From Latin initiāt-, past participial stem of initiō, + -ory. By surface analysis, initiate + -ory. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # initiatory **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪˈnɪʃiəˌtɔri/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈnɪʃiətəri/ **Frequency rank:** 203599 ## Meanings 1. serving as a beginning or introduction; initial ## Examples - The oath was the initiatory step in joining the society. ## Derived Forms - initiatorily - lipoinitiatory ## Etymology From Latin initiāt-, past participial stem of initiō, + -ory. By surface analysis, initiate + -ory. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown