1. initialise(v = verb.cognition) initialize - assign an initial value to a computer program;
is one way to determine, set
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
2. initialise(v = verb.change) format, initialize - divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!"
is one way to carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split, split up
Derived form noun initialisation1
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
initialize. [PJC]