initiate vs trip

trip vs initiate

initiate and trip both are nouns.

initiate and trip both are verbs.

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

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

initiate: take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
trip: put in motion or move to act

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

initiate (noun)	trip (noun)
people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity	a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field	an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
someone new to a field or activity	a light or nimble tread
	a catch mechanism that acts as a switch
	an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
	an exciting or stimulating experience
	a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs

initiate (verb)	trip (verb)
set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for	get high, stoned, or drugged
bring up a topic for discussion	put in motion or move to act
take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of	miss a step and fall or nearly fall
bring into being	cause to stumble
accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite	make a trip for pleasure

Difference between initiate and trip

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