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

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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The group continued to perform live until 2018, the same year the band was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

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Cher, who was inducted into the Rock Hall last year after much criticism of the organization, says she told Wenner’s regime she didn’t want to be inducted.

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The former Chelsea manager, speaking after being inducted into the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame, said managing the US has been "thoroughly enjoyable".

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Raveling was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.

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Related Words

• conscript 
• enlist 
• inaugurate 
• recruit 
• swear in