initiated

Initiated is the past tense and past participle of the verb initiate. As a verb, it means to begin or start something, or to set something in motion. As a past participle used adjectivally, it can describe something that has been begun or started, or a person who has undergone initiation into a group or organization.

The word originates from Latin initiare meaning to begin, from initium 'a beginning', and was transmitted to English through Old French initier.

In social and cultural contexts, initiated describes a person who has undergone initiation into a group, or the process of admitting someone through a rite. Initiation rites are ceremonies by which newcomers are admitted, and such rites occur in a variety of cultures, religious traditions, and organizations, sometimes involving tests, instruction, or symbolic acts.

In modern usage, initiated can describe a process started in fields such as business or computing, for example "the project was initiated yesterday" or "the transaction was initiated" in logs. The term thus spans both concrete actions and the status of having begun or being admitted in a group.