induct

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

Induct \In*duct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inducted}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Inducting}.] [L. inductus, p. p. of inducere. See
   {Induce}.]
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   1. To bring in; to introduce; to usher in.
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            The independent orator inducting himself without
            further ceremony into the pulpit.     --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
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   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.
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            The prior, when inducted into that dignity, took an
            oath not to alienate any of their lands. --Bp.
                                                  Burnet.
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55 Moby Thesaurus words for "induct":
      anoint, bring up, broach, call up, chair, christen, commandeer,
      conscript, crown, detach, detach for service, draft, enlist,
      enroll, enthrone, establish, float, found, impress, inaugurate,
      initiate, install, instate, 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