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1. (v.t.) induct
to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., esp. with formal ceremonies.
2. induct
to introduce, esp. to something requiring special knowledge or experience; initiate (usu. fol. by to or into):
They inducted him into the mystic rites of the order.
3. induct
to take (a draftee) into military service; draft.
4. induct
to bring in as a member.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L indūcere; see induce)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) induct, invest, seat
place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
"there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
2. (verb) initiate, induct
accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite
"African men are initiated when they reach puberty"
3. (verb) induct
admit as a member
"We were inducted into the honor society"
4. (verb) induce, induct
produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
5. (verb) induct
introduce or initiate
"The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) induct
to bring in; to introduce; to usher in
2. (verb) induct
to introduce, as to a benefice or office; to put in actual possession of the temporal rights of an ecclesiastical living, or of any other office, with the customary forms and ceremonies
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