induct

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verb

1. place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position (Freq. 3)
- there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy
• Syn:
invest, seat
• Derivationally related forms:
seat (for: seat), inductee, induction
• Hypernyms:
install, instal
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
2. accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite
- African men are initiated when they reach puberty
• Syn:
initiate
• Derivationally related forms:
induction, inductee, initiate (for: initiate), initiation (for: initiate)
• Hypernyms:
admit, let in, include
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
3. admit as a member
- We were inducted into the honor society
• Hypernyms:
receive, take in, invite
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
4. produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
• Syn:
induce
• Derivationally related forms:
induction, induction (for: induce)
• Topics:
physics, natural philosophy
• Hypernyms:
produce, bring about, give rise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. introduce or initiate
- The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession
• Derivationally related forms:
induction
• Hypernyms:
teach, learn, instruct
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  induce, initiate, invest, seat