induct

[in-duhkt]

verb (used with object)

1. to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies.

   The committee inducted her as president.

2. to introduce, especially to something requiring special knowledge or experience; initiate (usually followed by to orinto ).

   They inducted him into the mystic rites of the order.

3. to take (a draftee) into military service; draft.

4. to bring in as a member.

   to induct a person into a new profession.

induct

/ ɪnˈdʌkt /

verb

1. to bring in formally or install in an office, place, etc; invest

2. to initiate in knowledge (of)

3. to enlist for military service; conscript

4. physics another word for induce induce

Other Word Forms

• reinduct verb (used with object)
• uninducted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of induct¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin inductus, past participle of indūcere, equivalent to induc- “to introduce, lead in” + -tus past participle suffix; induce

Word History and Origins

Origin of induct¹

C14: from Latin inductus led in, past participle of indūcere to introduce; see _induce

Example Sentences

The second case is related to illegal poker games with ties to organised crime that involved a total of 31 defendants, including Billups, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame last year.

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The second case related to illegal poker games involved a total of 31 defendants, including Portland Trail Blazers coach Billups, who was inducted into the basketball Hall of Fame last year.

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On the stage that night was guys that were being inducted into the 1,000 club.

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He was also inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame and was the subject of the 2013 documentary “Drew: The Man Behind the Poster.”

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In 2018, the Moody Blues were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame by Heart’s Ann Wilson, who said the band “took me from childhood to adulthood.”

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Related Words

• conscript 
• enlist 
• inaugurate 
• recruit 
• swear in