1the act of someone becoming a member of a group, often with a special ceremony; the act of introducing someone to an activity or skill an initiation ceremony initiation into something her initiation [..]

1580s, from Middle French initiation or directly from Latin initiationem (nominative initiatio) "participation in secret rites," noun of action from past participle stem of initiare "or [..]

ceremony or activity that marks a person's entry into a community or group.

The process of preparing for, assembling resources and getting work started. May apply to any level, e.g. program, project, phase, activity, task. [D02858]

a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; & [..]

(n) a formal entry into an organization or position or office(n) the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new(n) wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge(n) an [..]

The process of setting an airstream in motion for the purpose of producing speech.

A reaction or process generating free radicals (or some other reactive reaction intermediates) which then induce a chain reaction. For example, in the chlorination of alkanes by a radical mechanism the initiation step is the dissociation of molecular chlorine. inner-sphere (electron transfer) Historically an electron transfer between two metal cent [..]

The process that starts the transcription of an RNA molecule. It includes the assembly of the initiation complex and establishment of the start site.

A process of Genetic Translation whereby the formation of a peptide chain is started. It includes assembly of the Ribosome components, the Messenger RNA coding for the polypeptide to be made, INITIATO [..]

The first step in the transformation of healthy cells into cancerous cells.

Initiations are stages of spiritual development. Initiation is internal, spiritual, and not physical.

The body part or location from where movement begins.  Movement can be centrally (core) or peripherally (distal) initiated. 

The act of starting (initiating) a teamfight. A good initiation will catch the enemy team off-guard, and possibly lose quickly to the attacking team. A Hero adept at performing this is called an initi [..]

The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc. The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any [..]