induct

/ɪnˈdʌkt/

/ɪnˈdʌkt/

Other forms: inducted; inducting; inducts

Induct is what groups do when they formally accept new members, like the honor societies that, every school year, induct students who meet the qualifications.

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. It can also be used to describe someone who has formally enrolled in the military. Don't use it for informal joining, though — you wouldn't induct a new friend or be inducted at the gym where you have just started a membership.

Definitions of induct

1. verb

   place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
   “there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy”

   synonyms: invest, seat

   type of:

   instal, install

   put into an office or a position
2. verb

   admit as a member
   “We were inducted into the honor society”

   type of:

   invite, receive, take in

   express willingness to have in one's home or environs
3. verb

   accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite
   synonyms: initiate

   type of:

   admit, include, let in

   allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
4. verb

   introduce or initiate
   “The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession”

   type of:

   instruct, learn, teach

   impart skills or knowledge to
5. verb

   produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
   synonyms: induce

   type of:

   achieve, beget, bring about, give rise, produce

   cause to happen, occur, or exist