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- Dictionaryinduct/ɪnˈdʌkt/
verb
- 1. admit (someone) formally to a post or organization: "arrangements for inducting new members to an organization" Similar Opposite
- 2. install in a seat or room: archaic "Hugh and his friends were inducted into the most honourable seats"
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INDUCT definition: 1. to introduce someone formally or with a special ceremony to an organization or group, or to…. Learn more.
1. : to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install. was inducted as president of the college. 2. a. : to admit as a member. inducted into a scholastic society. b. : to enroll for military training or service (as under a selective service act)
to formally give somebody a job or position of authority, especially as part of a ceremony. be inducted (into something) (as something) He had been inducted into the church as a priest in the previous year.
1. verb. If someone is inducted into a particular job, rank, or position, they are given the job, rank, or position in a formal ceremony. [formal] Six new members have been inducted into the Provincial Cabinet. [be VERB -ed + into] Most staff believed they had been inducted effectively into their present jobs. [VERB noun + into] [ Also VERB noun]
When you induct someone into a group, you formally welcome him or her as a member. The word is typically used to describe official acceptance of a position or admittance into an organization, such as a professional society.
to introduce someone formally or with a special ceremony to an organization or group: She was inducted into the army. inductee. noun [ C ] us / ɪnˌdʌkˈti / Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Cheryl Miller will be there. (Definition of induct from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., esp. with formal ceremonies. 2. to introduce, esp. to something requiring special knowledge or experience; initiate (usu. fol. by to or into ): They inducted him into the mystic rites of the order. 3. to take (a draftee) into military service; draft.
Induct definition: to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies. See examples of INDUCT used in a sentence.
Induct definition: To place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; install.
induct meaning, definition, what is induct: to officially give someone a job or posi...: Learn more.
