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Initiate vs Pioneering - What's the difference?

initiate | pioneering |

As adjectives the difference between initiate and pioneering

is that initiate is (obsolete) unpractised; untried; new while pioneering is involving accomplishments or activities that have not been done before, or developing or using new methods or techniques.

As nouns the difference between initiate and pioneering

is that initiate is a new member of an organization while pioneering is .

As verbs the difference between initiate and pioneering

is that initiate is to begin; to start while pioneering is .

initiate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Unpractised; untried; new.
  • * Shakespeare
    • the initiate fear that wants hard use
  • (obsolete) Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.
  • * Young
    • To rise in science as in bliss, / Initiate in the secrets of the skies.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A new member of an organization.
  • One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.

    • Verb

    (initiat)
  • To begin; to start.
  • * I. Taylor
    • How are changes of this sort to be initiated ?
  • To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
  • * Dr. H. More
    • Providence would only initiate mankind into the useful knowledge of her treasures, leaving the rest to employ our industry.
  • * John Locke
    • To initiate his pupil into any part of learning, an ordinary skill in the governor is enough.
  • To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
  • * Bishop Warburton
    • The Athenians believed that he who was initiated and instructed in the mysteries would obtain celestial honour after death.
  • * Spectator
    • He was initiated into half a dozen clubs before he was one and twenty.
  • To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
    • (Alexander Pope)

    Related terms

    * initiable * initial * initials * initialism * initialize * initiation * initiator * initiative

    Antonyms

    * (to begin) end, conclude, complete, finish

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    pioneering

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Involving accomplishments or activities that have not been done before, or developing or using new methods or techniques.
    • Norway as a polar nation would not have been what it is today without their tireless pioneering efforts. [Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen]

    Noun

    (-)
  • A scoutcraft skill that involves building structures using staves and knots.