initiate vs freshman

freshman vs initiate

initiate and freshman both are nouns.

initiate is not an adjective while freshman is an adjective.

initiate is a verb but freshman is not a verb.

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

As nouns, freshman is a hyponym of initiate; that is, freshman is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than initiate:

initiate: someone new to a field or activity
freshman: any new participant in some activity

Other hyponyms of initiate include abecedarian, apprentice, learner, prentice, cub, greenhorn, rookie, landlubber, landsman, lubber, entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, starter, tenderfoot, trainee.

initiate (noun)	freshman (noun)
people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity	a first-year undergraduate
someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field	any new participant in some activity
someone new to a field or activity

initiate (adjective)	freshman (adjective)
	used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college)

initiate (verb)	freshman (verb)
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 initiate and freshman

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