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Definitions for Induct

[1] to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies: The committee inducted her as president.
[2] to introduce, especially to something requiring special knowledge or experience; initiate (usually followed by to or into ): They inducted him into the mystic rites of the order.
[3] to take (a draftee) into military service; draft.
[4] to bring in as a member: to induct a person into a new profession.
[5] to bring in formally or install in an office, place, etc; invest
[6] (foll by to or into ) to initiate in knowledge (of)
[7] US to enlist for military service; conscript
[8] physics another word for induce (def. 5), induce (def. 6)

Words related to Induct

inaugurate, recruit, enlist, conscript, initiate, draft, introduce, install, invest, instate

Words nearby Induct

induced radioactivity, induced reaction, inducement, inducer, inducible enzyme, induct, inductance, inductee, inductile, induction, induction coil

Origin of Induct

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin inductus past participle of indūcere, equivalent to induc- (see induce) + -tus past participle suffix

Other words from Induct

re·in·duct , verb (used with object)
un·in·duct·ed , adjective

Word origin for Induct

C14: from Latin inductus led in, past participle of indūcere to introduce; see induce

Synonyms for Induct

conscript, enlist, inaugurate, recruit, swear in, draft, initiate, install, introduce, invest, instate, sign on, sign up