v. t. | 1. | |
1. | To bring in; to introduce; to usher in. | |
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. |
Verb | 1. | induct - place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy" |
2. | induct - accept young people into society, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty" Synonyms: initiate | |
3. | induct - admit as a member; "We were inducted into the honor society" | |
4. | induct - produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes Synonyms: induce | |
5. | induct - introduce or initiate; "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession" |