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Uninitiate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Uninitiate has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

people who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity

"it diverts the attention of the uninitiate"

2

One who has not been initiated; an outsider.

Adjective
1

not initiated; deficient in relevant experience

"it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes"

"he took part in the experiment as a naive subject"

Example Sentences
"it diverts the attention of the uninitiate" noun
"it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes" adjective
"he took part in the experiment as a naive subject" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
enlightened
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
people
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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