Difference between Activate and Initiate

ACTIVATE vs INITIATE: NOUN

One who is being or has been initiated into an organization.
One who has been introduced to or has attained some knowledge in a particular field.
Someone new to a field or activity
People who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
One who is initiated; specifically, one who has been admitted to a knowledge of or participation in secret doctrines, mystic rites, or the like.
One who is, or is to be, initiated.
A new member of an organization.
One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
Someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

Initiated or admitted, as to membership or a position of authority.
Introduced to something new, such as a new field of knowledge.
Said of a husband who becomes such in his wife's estate of inheritance by the birth of a child, but whose estate is not consummated till the death of the wife.
Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.
Unpracticed; untried; new.

Aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
Make more adsorptive
Put in motion or move to act
Make active or more active
To put into action, to put to work.
To turn on.
Make (substances) radioactive

To admit (someone) into membership, as with a ritual or ceremony.
To set going by taking the first step; begin: : begin.
To introduce to a new field, interest, skill, or activity.
To introduce into a society or organization; to confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon.
To acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.

To make active; intensify.
In physics, to render active; specifically, to make radioactive by exposure to the influence of a radioactive substance; to ionize. See radioactivity.

Pertaining or incident to the beginning or introduction; initial or initiatory.
Initiated; commencing; introduced to knowledge; prepared for instruction.
To introduce by preliminary instruction or forms; guide primarily; admit formally; induct: as, to initiate a person into an art, or into a society.
To begin or enter upon; make a beginning of; introduce; set going or on foot.
Take the lead or initiative in
To do the first act; perform the first rite; take the initiative.
Participate in the development of

Unleash, Mobilize, Select, Switch, Initiate, Reactivate, Trigger off, Touch off, Spark off, Trip, Set off, Spark, Aerate, Actuate, Trigger

Savant, Pundit, Novice, Beginner, Tyro, Learned person, Lead up, Tiro, Pioneer, Experienced, Enlightened, Originate, Broach, Induct, Start

Jumpstart, Energize, Invoke, Induce, Implement, Apply, Unleash, Select, Switch, Initiate, Reactivate, Trip, Set off, Spark, Trigger

Implement, Instigate, Commence, Undertake, Tyro, Savant, Pundit, Novice, Beginner, Lead up, Pioneer, Experienced, Enlightened, Broach, Start

Tap the image of your Cash Card and tap Activate Cash Card or the Activate box under the image.
To activate a default funding contract, open the funding contract list view and then double click on the funding contract you wish to activate.
To activate your poll from the Activities page, click on the Activate icon, located to the right of the poll.
Once the service has been successfully retired, the Activate button appears allowing you to activate the retired service.
Activate the relevant plates to activate the safe room doors, damage Kalli and use said doors to survive the wipe mechanic.
If you activate this effect, you must activate it immediately after you summon this card.
To activate a module, you need to purchase and activate a license for it.
ACh binding to muscarinic receptors activate subunits, that bind directly to the IKG channels, causing them to activate.
You must click the Activate User ID link provided in the email to activate your account.
When including interactions that activate on hover, ensure they can activate on click or tap, too.

Chief of Police, who will initiate appropriate action.
Contact HRD immediately to initiate the appropriate paperwork.
She will initiate sex with her husband, Joe.
How can you initiate sharing Christ with them?
You can initiate bill payments through Mobile Banking.
Can I initiate a criminal case against him?
Knowing when to initiate formal requests is just as important as knowing how to initiate them.
Council may at any time initiate an amendment to this Bylaw by directing the Development Authority Officer to initiate an application therefore.
TO INITIATE ON DEMAND RECEPTIONThere may be times when you need to initiate radio reception rather than waiting for the automatic update to occur.
Young people were theleast likely to initiate contact with policewere the most likely to initiate contactswith officers.