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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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RELATED WORDS

inaugurate, recruit, enlist, conscript, initiate, draft, introduce, install, invest, instate

Nearby words

  1. induced reaction,
  2. inducement,
  3. inducer,
  4. inducible enzyme,
  5. inducive,
  6. inductance,
  7. inductee,
  8. inductile,
  9. induction,
  10. induction coil

Origin of induct

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin inductus past participle of indūcere, equivalent to induc- (see induce) + -tus past participle suffix
Related formsre·in·duct, verb (used with object)un·in·duct·ed, adjective
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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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Word Origin and History for induct

induct

v.

late 14c., from Latin inductus, past participle of inducere "to lead" (see induce). Originally of church offices; sense of "bring into military service" is 1934 in American English. Related: Inducted; inducting.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for induct

induct

[ ĭn-dŭkt′ ]

v.

To produce an electric current or a magnetic charge by induction.
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