apprentice vs initiate

initiate vs apprentice

apprentice and initiate both are nouns.

apprentice and initiate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
apprentice	Yes	No	Yes	No
initiate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, initiate is a hypernym of apprentice; that is, initiate is a word with a broader meaning than apprentice:

apprentice: works for an expert to learn a trade
initiate: someone new to a field or activity

Other hypernyms of apprentice include beginner, novice, tiro, tyro.

apprentice (noun)	initiate (noun)
works for an expert to learn a trade	people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
	someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
	someone new to a field or activity

apprentice (verb)	initiate (verb)
be or work as an apprentice	set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
	bring up a topic for discussion
	take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
	bring into being
	accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite

Difference between apprentice and initiate

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