induct
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.
Origin of induct
1Other words from induct
- re·in·duct, verb (used with object)
- un·in·duct·ed, adjective
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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 PostHe was posthumously inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
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 PostThe 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 | FiveThirtyEightHe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTWith the utmost caution I proceeded to induct myself into the driver's seat.
Berry And Co. | Dornford YatesWe 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 MillerIf 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. CobbTo love without hope, immaculately, would be perfect if it did not induct such brainstorms.
L-bas | J. K. Huysmans
British Dictionary definitions for induct
/ (ɪnˈdʌkt) /
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)
Origin of induct
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