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induct
[ in-duhkt ]
verb (used with object)
- to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies:
The committee inducted her as president.
- 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.
- to take (a draftee) into military service; draft.
- to bring in as a member:
to induct a person into a new profession.
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Other Word Forms
- i·ܳ verb (used with object)
- ܲi·ܳĻ adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of induct1
C14: from Latin inductus led in, past participle of Իū to introduce; see induce
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He was inducted into the Oregon Hall of Fame in 1994.
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The nominations are voted on by more than 1,200 music historians, industry professionals and previously inducted artists.
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She was inducted into the Country Gospel Music Hall of Fame in the late 1990s.
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It’s an anticlimactic return that feels more intended to scrub the remaining tarnish from her image than it does to induct her back into Vanderpump’s fold.
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Howard will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in September.
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