initiate vs stage

stage vs initiate

initiate and stage both are nouns.

initiate and stage both are verbs.

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

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

initiate: take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
stage: plan, organize, and carry out (an event)

Other hyponyms of initiate include strike up, innovate, introduce, activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip, constitute, establish, found, institute, plant, arrange, mount, attempt, set about, undertake, devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize, prepare.

initiate (noun)	stage (noun)
people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity	a section or portion of a journey or course
someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field	a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
someone new to a field or activity	a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
	a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
	the theater as a profession (usually `the stage')
	any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
	a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
	any distinct time period in a sequence of events

initiate (verb)	stage (verb)
set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for	perform (a play), especially on a stage
bring up a topic for discussion	plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
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

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