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