Induct

v. t.	1.	[imp. & p. p. Inducted; p. pr. & vb. n. Inducting.]
	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.

Verb	1.	induct - place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy" Synonyms: seat, invest
	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"

anoint, bring up, broach, call up, chair, christen, commandeer, conscript, crown, detach, detach for service, draft, enlist, enroll, enthrone, float, found, impress, inaugurate, initiate, install, 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

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