Definitions for INDUCT
ɪnˈdʌktin·duct

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. induct, invest, seatverb

   place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position

   "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"

2. initiate, inductverb

   accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite

   "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"

3. inductverb

   admit as a member

   "We were inducted into the honor society"

4. induce, inductverb

   produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes

5. inductverb

   introduce or initiate

   "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inductverb

   to formally or ceremoniously install in an office, position, et cetera.

2. inductverb

   to introduce into (particularly if certain knowledge or experience is required, such as ritual adulthood or cults).

3. inductverb

   to draft into military service.

4. inductverb

   to bring in as a member.

5. Etymology: Originated 1350–1400 from induct, from inductus, perfect passive participle of induco, equivalent to induce + -tus (past participle suffix).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To INDUCTverb

   Etymology: inductus, Latin.

   1. To introduce; to bring in.

   The ceremonies in the gathering were first inducted by the Venetians. George Sandys, Travels.

   2. To put into actual possession of a benefice.

   If a person thus instituted, though not inducted, takes a second benefice, it shall make the first void. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. induct

   To induct means to formally admit or recruit someone into a particular position, role or office, often with a ceremony or ritual. It can also refer to the process of introducing someone to knowledge, skills, or an organization. Additionally, in the field of physics and electronics, "induct" can mean to produce an electric or magnetic state by induction.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inductverb

   to bring in; to introduce; to usher in

2. Inductverb

   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

3. Etymology: [L. inductus, p. p. of inducere. See Induce.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Induct

   in-dukt′, v.t. to introduce: to put in possession, as of a benefice.—adj. Induc′tile, that cannot be drawn out into wire or threads.—ns. Inductil′ity; Induc′tion, introduction to an office, especially of a clergyman: an introduction, a prelude independent of the main work, but giving some notion of its aim and meaning: the act or process of reasoning from particular cases to general conclusions: (physics) the production by one body of an opposite electric state in another by proximity.—adjs. Induc′tional, Induc′tive.—n. Induc′tion-coil, an electrical machine consisting of two coils of wire, in which every variation of the primary or inner current induces a current in the outer or secondary circuit.—adv. Induc′tively.—n. Induc′tor.—Induction by simple enumeration, logical induction by enumeration of all the cases singly; Inductive philosophy, Bacon's name for science founded on induction or observation; Inductive reasoning, opp. to Deductive reasoning (see Deductive); Inductive science, any special branch of science founded on positive and observable fact. [See Induce.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. induct

   To instruct and share knowledge or specific information.

   They did induct all new employees.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 6, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Admit
   • Physics
   • Produce
   • Receive
   • Teach

How to pronounce INDUCT?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of INDUCT in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of INDUCT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of INDUCT in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   Today we induct a new name into the world's most exclusive gathering of heroes.

2. Michael Jackson:

   Never in a million years did I expected to follow in their footsteps. Tonight your baby sister has made it, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame please, in 2020, induct more women.

3. President Pranab Mukherjee:

   My government has approved the induction of women as short service commission officers and as fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force. In the future, my government will induct women in all the fighter streams of our armed forces, in our country 'Shakti', which means power, is the manifestation of female energy. This Shakti defines our strength.

4. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha:

   We have women pilots flying transport aircraft and helicopters, we are now planning to induct them into the fighter stream, to meet the aspirations of the young women.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=INDUCT
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Induct
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=INDUCT
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/INDUCT
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=INDUCT