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| 1. | [ verb ] place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position | |
| Synonyms: | seat invest | |
| Examples: | "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy" |
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| Related terms: | install seat inductee | |
| 2. | [ verb ] produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes | |
| Synonyms: | induce | |
| Related terms: | produce physics induction inductance induction | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (education) introduce or initiate | |
| Examples: | "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession" |
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| Related terms: | teach trigger | |
| 4. | [ verb ] admit as a member | |
| Examples: | "We were inducted into the honor society" |
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| Related terms: | receive | |
| 5. | [ verb ] accept young people into society, usually with some rite | |
| Synonyms: | initiate | |
| Examples: | "African men are initiated when they reach puberty" |
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| Related terms: | admit initiation initiate initiate | |
| Similar spelling: |
inductor inductee inductive induction intact induce indict inducer induced industry inducive inducing Indus Indic indiction |
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