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Synonyms

[1] begin, constitute, establish, found, inaugurate, innovate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, set up, start—more at FOUND

[2] baptize, inaugurate, induct, install, invest—more at INSTALL

[3] acquaint, familiarize, introduce, orient—more at ACQUAINT

2initiate noun 1 : a person who is undergoing or has passed an initiation

2 : a person who is instructed or adept in some special field

ini·ti·a·tion noun 1 : the act or an instance of initiating

2 : the process of being initiated; specif : the rites, ceremonies, ordeals, or instructions with which one is made a member of a sect or society or is invested with a particular function or status

ini·tia·tive noun 1 : an introductory step

2 : self-reliant enterprise

3 : a process by which laws may be introduced or enacted directly by vote of the people

Synonyms

aggressiveness, ambition, drive, enterprise, go, hustle—more at ENTERPRISE

ini·tia·to·ry adjective 1 : INTRODUCTORY

2 : tending or serving to initiate <~ rites>

in·ject verb 1 : to force into something <~ serum with a needle>

2 : to introduce as an element into some situation or subject <~ a note of suspicion>

— in·jec·tion noun

Synonyms

fit, insert, insinuate, interject, interpose, introduce—more at INSERT

in·junc·tion noun 1 : ORDER, ADMONITION

2 : a court writ whereby one is required to do or to refrain from doing a specified act

in·jure verb in·jured; in·jur·ing 1 : to do an injustice to : WRONG

2 : to inflict bodily hurt on : HURT; also : to impair the soundness of

Synonyms

damage, harm, hurt, wound; also batter, bruise, contuse, gash, gore, lacerate, scald, scar, tear; cripple, lame, maim, mangle, mutilate; afflict, torment, torture; lay up; blemish, impair, mar, scrape, spoil

in·ju·ri·ous adjective : inflicting or tending to inflict injury

Synonyms

adverse, bad, baleful, baneful, damaging, deleterious, detrimental, evil, harmful, hurtful, ill, mischievous, noxious, pernicious, prejudicial—more at HARMFUL

in·ju·ry noun, plural -ries 1 : an act that damages or hurts

2 : hurt, damage, or loss sustained

Synonyms

damage, detriment, harm, hurt; also disservice, injustice, outrage, wrong; affront, dart, indignity, insult, offense; crippling, mayhem, mutilation; defacement, disability, disfigurement; abrasion, bruise, bump, contusion, scald, scar, scrape, scratch, sear

in·jus·tice noun 1 : violation of a person's rights : UNFAIRNESS

2 : an unjust act or deed : WRONG

Synonyms

[1, 2] disservice, injury, raw deal, wrong—more at DISSERVICE

1ink noun [ORIGIN: ME enke, fr. AF encre, enke, fr. LL encaustum, fr. L encaustus burned in, fr. Gk enkaustos, fr. enkaiein to burn in]

: a usu. liquid and colored material for writing and printing

— inky adjective

2ink verb : to put ink on; especially : SIGN

ink·blot test noun : any of several psychological tests based on the interpretation of irregular figures

ink·horn noun : a small bottle (as of horn) for holding ink

in–kind adjective : consisting of something (as goods) other than money

ink–jet noun : a computer printer that sprays electrically charged droplets of ink onto paper

— ink–jet adjective

in·kling noun 1 : a slight indication or suggestion : HINT, INTIMATION

2 : a vague idea

Synonyms

clue, cue, hint, indication, intimation, lead, suggestion—more at HINT

ink·stand noun : INKWELL; also : a pen and ink stand

ink·well noun : a container for ink

in·laid adjective : decorated with material set into a surface

1inland adjective 1 chiefly British : not foreign : DOMESTIC <~ revenue>

2 : of or relating to the interior of a country

2inland noun : the interior of a country

3inland adverb : into or toward the interior

in–law noun : a relative by marriage

1inlay verb in·laid ; in·lay·ing : to set (a material) into a surface or ground material esp. for decoration

2inlay noun 1 : inlaid work

2 : a shaped filling cemented into a tooth

in·let noun 1 : a small