induct

American  

[in-duhkt] / ɪnˈdʌkt /

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.

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induct British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• reinduct verb (used with object)
• uninducted adjective

Etymology

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; induce

Example Sentences

He was inducted into the Welsh Sport Hall of Fame in 2017.

From BBC

When he was inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame in 2024, Morris could not be at the ceremony because he was attending a family wedding.

From BBC

He’s won three Super Bowls and is all but certain to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

From Los Angeles Times

Japanese star Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki, inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, has died of colon cancer, his son announced Wednesday.

From Barron's

In total, she was inducted into 11 different Halls of Fame.

From BBC

Related Words

• conscript
• enlist
• inaugurate
• recruit
• swear in