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 may be right about that — but it’s unlikely he’ll be inducted in the pantheon of those who are seen as great successes.

From Salon

A maximum of seven acts can be inducted into the Rock Hall each year, and they are only eligible for nomination 25 years after releasing their first commercial recording.

From Los Angeles Times

A five-time World Dog Surf champion and the first animal inducted into the Surfers’ Hall of Fame is now battling cancer.

From Los Angeles Times

To be inducted, candidates must have lived in California for at least five years and “have made achievements benefiting the state, nation and world,” according to the California Hall of Fame website.

From Los Angeles Times

He published a memoir, “Laughter in the Rain: My Own Story,” in 1982 and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• conscript
• enlist
• inaugurate
• recruit
• swear in