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uninitiate

 
Dictionary: un·in·i·ti·ate   (ŭn'ĭ-nĭsh'ē-ĭt) pronunciation
adj.
Not experienced.

uninitiate un'in·i'ti·ate n.

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adjective

    Lacking experience and the knowledge gained from it: green, inexperienced, inexpert, raw, uninitiated, unpracticed, unseasoned, untried, unversed. See ability/inability.

noun

    One lacking professional skill and ease in a particular pursuit: amateur, dabbler, dilettante, nonprofessional, smatterer. See ability/inability.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: people who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
  Antonym: initiate (meaning #3)


The adjective uninitiate has one meaning:

Meaning #1: not initiated; deficient in relevant experience
  Synonym: uninitiated


 
 
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