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

Taylor Swift has become the youngest female artist inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

From BBC

He also pitched for baseball team the Sacramento Smokeys and was inducted into the Sacramento Baseball Hall of Fame in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times

The rockers disbanded in 1995, a few months after lead guitarist Garcia's death at the age of 53, and a year after the group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

From Barron's

The Grateful Dead, including Weir, was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

From The Wall Street Journal

She was inducted into the halls of fame for US basketball, women's Basketball and the sport's world governing body FIBA.

From Barron's

Related Words

• conscript
• enlist
• inaugurate
• recruit
• swear in