1 to start (eg a plan, scheme, changes, reforms etc): He initiated a scheme for helping old people with their shopping.
az: başlatmaq
ru: начинать
2 to take (a person) into a society etc, especially with secret ceremonies: No-one who had been initiated into the society ever revealed the details of the ceremony.
az: cəmiyyətə üzv etmək
ru: вводить в общество
a person who has been initiated (into a society etc).
az: yeni üzv
ru: принятый