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induct
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in·duct  (n-dkt)
tr.v. in·duct·ed, in·duct·ing, in·ducts
1. To place ceremoniously or formally in an office or a position; install: a service to induct the new president of the university.
2.
a. To admit as a member; receive.
b. To admit to military service: a draftee waiting to be inducted into the army.
c. To introduce, as to new experience or knowledge; initiate: She was inducted into the ways of the legal profession.
3. Physics To induce.

[Middle English inducten, from Latin indcere, induct-; see induce.]

induct
Verb
1. to bring in formally or install in a job, rank, or position
2. to initiate in knowledge of (a group or profession): boys are inducted into the world of men [Latin inductus led in]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.induct - place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
instal, install - put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election"
2.induct - accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"
let in, admit, include - allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"
3.induct - admit as a member; "We were inducted into the honor society"
receive, take in, invite - express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees"
4.induct - produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
give rise, bring about, produce - cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"
5.induct - introduce or initiate; "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession"
instruct, teach, learn - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"

induct
Translations
Spanish induct [ɪnˈdʌkt] vtiniciar;
(in job, rank, position) → instalar

French induct [ɪnˈdʌkt] vtétablir dans ses fonctions (fig); initier
German induct [ɪnˈdʌkt] vt(in sein/ihr etc Amt) einführen
Italian induct [ɪnˈdʌkt] vtinsediare;
(fig) → iniziare

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