The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.
(chemistry) The first step of transcription or of transduction.
“He had to spend time alone in the forest as part of his initiation into adult life, but was expressly forbidden to hunt, to harm animals, or to ride in a war chariot.”
“I announced the initiation of this program after a panel of the country's top health, medical and scientific leaders unanimously recommended to me that we move forward.”
“I had no inclination to go through the barrage of insult and abuse that seemed the necessary initiation to the doubtful joy of Kavanagh's company.”
initialization
(uncountable) The process of preparing something to begin.
(countable) An act of preparing something to begin.