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induct

Dictionary definition · induct

verb

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

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).