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Induct

Induct Meaning & Definition
Induct Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Induct?

[v] place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "We were inducted into the honor society"
[v] accept young people into society, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Induct: initiate | invest | seat

Related Terms | Find terms related to Induct: anoint | bring up | broach | call up | chair | christen | commandeer | conscript | crown | detach | detach for service | draft | enlist | enroll | enthrone | establish | float | found | impress | inaugurate | initiate | install | instate | institute | introduce | invest | join | launch | levy | lift up | list | mobilize | muster | muster in | ordain | place | place in office | press | put in | raise | recruit | register | ring in | set agoing | set on foot | set up | sign on | sign up | start going | start up | summon | swear in | throne | turn on | usher in

See Also | admit | include | install | let in

Induct In Webster's Dictionary

\In*duct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inducted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inducting}.] [L. inductus, p. p. of inducere. See {Induce}.] 1. To bring in; to introduce; to usher in. The independent orator inducting himself without further ceremony into the pulpit. --Sir W. Scott. 2. 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. The prior, when inducted into that dignity, took an oath not to alienate any of their lands. --Bp. Burnet.

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