Meanings
verbinitialise (third-person singular simple present initialises, present participle initialising, simple past and past participle initialised)
present singular third person initialises · participle present initialising · participle past initialised · past initialised
- UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of initialize.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbdivide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
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initialise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/initialise
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“initialise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/initialise. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “initialise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/initialise.
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