Profuse vs Initiate - What's the difference?
profuse | initiate |
In great quantity or abundance.
* Milton
(obsolete) To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander.
(obsolete) Unpractised; untried; new.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.
* Young
To begin; to start.
* I. Taylor
To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
* Dr. H. More
* John Locke
To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
* Bishop Warburton
* Spectator
To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between profuse and initiate
is that profuse is (obsolete) to pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander while initiate is (obsolete) begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.As adjectives the difference between profuse and initiate
is that profuse is in great quantity or abundance while initiate is (obsolete) unpractised; untried; new.As verbs the difference between profuse and initiate
is that profuse is (obsolete) to pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander while initiate is to begin; to start.As a noun initiate is
a new member of an organization.profuse
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She grew profuse amounts of zucchini and pumpkins.
- profuse''' hospitality; '''profuse''' apologies; '''profuse expenditure
- a green, shady bank, profuse of flowers
Verb
(profus)- (Chapman)
initiate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- the initiate fear that wants hard use
- To rise in science as in bliss, / Initiate in the secrets of the skies.
Verb
(initiat)- How are changes of this sort to be initiated ?
- Providence would only initiate mankind into the useful knowledge of her treasures, leaving the rest to employ our industry.
- To initiate his pupil into any part of learning, an ordinary skill in the governor is enough.
- The Athenians believed that he who was initiated and instructed in the mysteries would obtain celestial honour after death.
- He was initiated into half a dozen clubs before he was one and twenty.
- (Alexander Pope)