induct

[ in-duhkt ]

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 or into ):

   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.

induct

/ ɪnˈdʌkt /

verb

1. to bring in formally or install in an office, place, etc; invest
2. foll byto or into to initiate in knowledge (of)
3. to enlist for military service; conscript
4. physics another word for induce induce

Other Words From

• rein·duct verb (used with object)
• unin·ducted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of induct¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of induct¹

C14: from Latin inductus led in, past participle of indūcere to introduce; see induce

Example Sentences

The group was was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.

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She has won an Oscar, a Grammy, an Emmy and was recently inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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He’s won two Grammy awards, one Academy of Country Music award and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2019.

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Candidates must get 75% of the vote from a committee appointed by the Hall, with any winners announced Dec. 8 and inducted into Cooperstown next July.

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He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and he received Kennedy Center Honors.

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Related Words

• conscript
• enlist
• inaugurate
• recruit
• swear in