induct

[ in-duhkt ]

/ ɪnˈdʌkt /

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verb (used with object)

to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies: The committee inducted her as president.

to introduce, especially to something requiring special knowledge or experience; initiate (usually followed by to or into): They inducted him into the mystic rites of the order.

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

to bring in as a member: to induct a person into a new profession.

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Origin of induct

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; see induce

OTHER WORDS FROM induct

re·in·duct, verb (used with object)un·in·duct·ed, adjective

Words nearby induct

induced emission, induced radioactivity, induced reaction, inducement, inducer, induct, inductance, inductee, inductile, induction, induction coil

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How to use induct in a sentence

He won some of his profession’s highest accolades, Architectural Digest inducted him into its hall of fame, and he was a regular member of the AD100, the magazine’s annual list of the world’s top architects and designers.
Hugh Newell Jacobsen, award-winning modernist architect, dies at 91|Kathy Orton|March 4, 2021|Washington Post
He was posthumously inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Helicopter pilot flying Kobe Bryant didn’t follow his training when flying into disorienting clouds, federal investigators say|Ian Duncan|February 9, 2021|Washington Post
All were due to be inducted in July 2020 until the ceremony was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Hall of Fame voters pitch a shutout as character questions muddle Cooperstown debate|Dave Sheinin|January 27, 2021|Washington Post
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America released the results of its voting today, but no players reached the threshold to be inducted into the Hall — and not for lack of players with a Hall of Fame-caliber resume, either.
Wait, Was The Green Bay Field Goal The Right Call?|Sarah Shachat|January 26, 2021|FiveThirtyEight

He has been inducted into the International Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Musicians Hall of Fame.
Kennedy Center Honors will stage almost a week of events celebrating Garth Brooks, Debbie Allen, Joan Baez and more|Peggy McGlone|January 13, 2021|Washington Post
To what extent can parents induct children into a religious tradition?
Do Circumcision Bans Protect Kids’ Rights, Or Infringe Upon Parents’?|Michael Schulson|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With the utmost caution I proceeded to induct myself into the driver's seat.
Berry And Co.|Dornford Yates
We have learned that what was actually intended at this time was, not to ordain, but only to induct our schoolmasters.
Leading Articles on Various Subjects|Hugh Miller
If the Army netted more high scorers than average in any period, it would induct fewer men from the next category.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965|Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
Somebody else undertook to induct Solly into the pleasures of tree climbing.
Local Color|Irvin S. Cobb
To love without hope, immaculately, would be perfect if it did not induct such brainstorms.
L-bas|J. K. Huysmans

British Dictionary definitions for induct

induct

/ (ɪnˈdʌkt) /

verb (tr)

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

(foll by to or into) to initiate in knowledge (of)

US to enlist for military service; conscript

physics another word for induce (def. 5), induce (def. 6)

Word Origin for induct

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

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