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initiate

/ˌĭ ˈn ĭ sh ē ˌā t/

ĭ-nĭ-tï-āte

IY_SYLLABLE_END

I and Y at the end of a syllable may be long (/ī/) or short (/ĭ/).

sound_3_i

I makes /ē/ (its third sound, as in "radio").

Y_SAYS_LONG_E

Y makes /ē/ only at the end of multi-syllable words. I makes /ē/ before vowels or in loanwords.

Base Form

Past Tense

Past Participle

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3rd Person Singular

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