induct
verb (used with object)
to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies.
had been inducting
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past perfect progressiveof induct.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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For some weeks previously Mrs. Hawley-Crowles had been inducting Carmen into the mysteries of the game; but with indifferent success, for the girl’s thoughts invariably were elsewhere engaged.
From Carmen Ariza by Charles Francis Stocking
