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induct definition

in·duct (in dukt′)

transitive verb

  1. Obsolete to bring or lead in
  2. to place in a benefice or official position with formality or ceremony; install
    1. to bring formally into a society or organization; initiate
    2. to provide with knowledge or experience of something, esp. something not open to all inducting them into the secrets of the trade
    3. ☆ to enroll (esp. a draftee) in the armed forces

Etymology: ME inducten < L inductus, pp. of inducere: see induce

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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