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initiates

/ˌɪnˈɪʃiəts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables
ini-ti-ates
IPA
/ˌɪnˈɪʃiəts/
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of initiate

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of initiate

Questions

How do you pronounce initiates?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnˈɪʃiəts/.
What does initiates mean?
plural of initiate

How to pronounce initiates

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