In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between initiate and copy
is that
initiate is (obsolete) begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted while
copy is (obsolete) copyhold; tenure; lease.
As nouns the difference between initiate and copy
is that
initiate is a new member of an organization while
copy is the result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original.
As verbs the difference between initiate and copy
is that
initiate is to begin; to start while
copy is (
label) to produce an object identical to a given object.
As an adjective initiate
is (obsolete) unpractised; untried; new.