What is the meaning of induct?

verb

  • Place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position.
    • usage: "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
  • Accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite.
    • usage: "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"
  • Admit as a member.
    • usage: "We were inducted into the honor society"
  • Produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes.
  • Introduce or initiate.
    • usage: "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession"
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