induct Definition
in·duct (in dukt′)
transitive verb
- Obsolete to bring or lead in
- to place in a benefice or official position with formality or ceremony; install
- to bring formally into a society or organization; initiate
- to provide with knowledge or experience of something, esp. something not open to all inducting them into the secrets of the trade
- ☆ to enroll (esp. a draftee) in the armed forces
Etymology: ME inducten < L inductus, pp. of inducere: see induce
induct Synonyms
induct Usage Examples
Object
- minister: Thomas Buchanan translated from Tulliallan, and inducted a minister of Dunfermline.
- trustee: We are often asked to advise charities on how to recruit, select, appoint and induct trustees.
- employe: McDonald's inducts all new employees into the business through a Welcome Meeting, which they must attend.
- staff: How are new staff inducted into the work of the zone?
- student: She is currently working on the production of a video, which will help induct new students into the program.
- member: It also helps to induct new members into the team, allowing them to contribute to the group effort more quickly.
Preposition: as
minister: After the Glorious Revolution he was inducted as minister of Dumfries in 1694, and served until 1715.
Adjective complement
..: Music Video Producers ' Hall of Fame: Thriller video is inducted...
Modifying Another Word
- formally: Long term visitors must be formally inducted into the department.
- properly: It's best to limit the number of angels they could expose until they can be properly inducted or dealt with.
- recently: He was recently inducted into the Hennessy Hall of Fame in Dublin.
- also: Premier artist Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols was also inducted at the recent ceremony.
- fully: Students are fully inducted at Institute, Departmental and program level.
- then: He was then inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
Preposition: into
- hall: ONE OF Scotland's finest athletes has been inducted into an exclusive hall of fame.
- army: An Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson told Reuters: " It has already been inducted into the army.
- order: At UNC Law School, Jason was a Chancellors Scholar and was inducted into the Order of the Coif and Order of Barristers.
- charge: James Wardlaw inducted into the second charge of the Church of Dunfermline.
- scheme: Nicol was inducted into the scheme after winning the gold medal in the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.
- group: John Peel was inducted into this august group in December 2003.
Browse dictionary entries near induct
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- ‹ indraft
- ‹ Indra
- ‹ indoxyl
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