initialise

verb5

1. •
   To assign initial values to something.
2. •
   To assign an initial value to a variable.
3. •
   To format a storage medium prior to use.
4. •
   To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use.
5. •
   (old-fashioned) To reduce (a phrase) to an initialism, or a word to its initial.