NYT Dictionary
INITIALIZATION
NounINI-tial-iza-tionini-tial-iza-tion · 4 syllablesCollege
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2024
Meaning
The process of preparing something to begin.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree English initialize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English initialization From initialize + -ation.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
initialisation
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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