- "Initialize SYMBOL with VALUE.
-Like `custom-initialize-set', but use the function specified by
-`:get' to reinitialize SYMBOL if it is already bound."
+ "Initialize SYMBOL based on VALUE.
+Set the symbol, using its `:set' function (or `set-default' if it has none).
+The value is either the symbol's current value
+ \(as obtained using the `:get' function), if any,
+or the value in the symbol's `saved-value' property if any,
+or (last of all) VALUE."