Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-initiate

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables
self--ini-ti-ate
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To begin or facilitate by oneself.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

self-initiates (present, singular) self-initiating (participle, present) self-initiated (participle, past) self-initiated (past)

Phrases

self-initiation

Questions

What does self-initiate mean?
To begin or facilitate by oneself.

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