German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin initiāre.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /initsiˈiːʁən/, [ˌʔɪ.ni.t͡siˈ(ʔ)iː.ʁən], [ˌʔiː-], [-nɪ.t͡sɪ-], [-ˈiː.ɐn], [-ˈi(ː)ɐ̯n]
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  • IPA(key): /iniˈtsiːʁən/ (casual haplology, may become homophonous with injizieren)

Verb edit

initiieren (weak, third-person singular present initiiert, past tense initiierte, past participle initiiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (higher register, learned) to initiate
    Synonyms: herbeiführen, starten, anstoßen, in Gang bringen, in die Wege leiten

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