induct

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