a Crusade initiated in 1248 after the loss of Jerusalem in 1244 and defeated in 1249

a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive

someone new to a field or activity

The lever pressed by the finger to discharge a firearm, Electronics A pulse or circuit that initiates the action of another component, A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity, verb_ put in motion or move to act, release or pull the trigger on, transitive verb_ To set off; initiate, To fire or explode (a weapon or an explosive charge)

A thin, flat or convex slab of hard material such as baked clay or plastic, laid in rows to cover walls, floors, and roofs, A hollow fired clay or concrete block used for building walls, A similar slab or plate of pottery, glazed and often decorated, used for ornamental pavements, revetments to walls, etc.; also, a like slab of porcelain, glazed and plain or decorated; an encaustic tile; also, a slab of stone or marble used with others like it in a pavement or revetment, verb_ cover with tiles, computing To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface), transitive verb_ To cover with tiles, To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated, To cover or provide with tiles

Law To initiate or pursue legal proceedings against (another party), To make an appeal or entreaty, To woo; to pay addresses as a lover, transitive verb_ To follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win; to woo, To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to institute process in law against; to bring an action against; to prosecute judicially, (Law) to petition for and take out, or to apply for and obtain, verb_ institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against, noun_ French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)

A device that initiates a flow of high voltage across the electrodes of a fluorescent lamp, A participant that starts in a game or race, A pitcher who regularly begins games for a team

readiness to embark on bold new ventures, An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public, The right and procedure by which citizens can propose a law by petition and ensure its submission to the electorate, adjective_ Of or relating to initiation, Used to initiate; initiatory

Simple past tense and past participle of initiate

payment for insurance, A bonus paid in addition to normal payments, a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc., adjective_ having or reflecting superior quality or value, Superior in quality; higher in price or value