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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.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin inductus past participle of indūcere, equivalent to induc- (see induce) + -tus past participle suffix
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin inductus past participle of indūcere, equivalent to induc- (see induce) + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
re·in·duct, verb (used with object)
un·in·duct·ed, adjective
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Induct
is one of our favorite verbs.
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| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
Example Sentences
- The proposal to induct more noncitizens, which is still largely on the drawing board, has to clear a number of hurdles.
- Interrupting our discussion, the abbot is called upon to induct half a dozen more, the first new batch of this year.
- They told her that all she had to do was talk to the leader and he would induct her as well.
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World English Dictionary
| induct (ɪnˈdʌkt) | |
| —vb (foll by to | |
| 1. | to bring in formally or install in an office, place, etc; invest |
| 2. | to initiate in knowledge (of) |
| 3. | (US) to enlist for military service; conscript |
| 4. | physics induce another word for induce |
| [C14: from Latin inductus led in, past participle of indūcere to introduce; see | |
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Word Origin & History
induct
late 14c., from L. inductus, pp. of inducere "to lead" (see induce). Originally of church offices; sense of "bring into military service" is 1934 in Amer.Eng.
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Medical Dictionary
induct in·duct (ĭn-dŭkt')
v. in·duct·ed, in·duct·ing, in·ducts
To produce an electric current or a magnetic charge by induction.
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