induct

verb

in·duct in-ˈdəkt

inducted; inducting; inducts

transitive verb

: to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install

was inducted as president of the college

: to admit as a member

inducted into a scholastic society

: to enroll for military training or service (as under a selective service act)

: introduce, initiate

: lead, conduct

Example Sentences

The club will induct six new members this year. inducted the pitcher into the Baseball Hall of Fame

Recent Examples on the Web Following Hawkins' death, McCartney shared a heartfelt tribute to the late musician, who died just months after McCartney helped induct him into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 26 June 2022 This is all starting to sound less like a mindfulness exercise and more like an attempt by the actor to hypnotize you, or maybe induct you into some kind of cult.

Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 20 June 2022 The Ukrainian navy expected to induct, this spring, its first full division of Neptunes with four four-round launchers and 72 missiles.

David Axe, Forbes, 17 June 2022 Florida State Athletics Hall of Fame will induct 10 Seminole greats and Moore Stone Award honorees, which was announced on Thursday, on Aug. 26.

Terry Gilliam Jr., Orlando Sentinel, 14 July 2022 The Oakland Athletics will induct a six-person class into the team’s Hall of Fame before their Aug. 7 home game against the Giants.

Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 June 2022 The next phase of the battle for Snake Island might come this summer, as the Ukrainian army and navy induct a pair of new systems that could prove decisive in an island fight: Harpoon anti-ship missiles and High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems.

David Axe, Forbes, 16 June 2022 The voting process to induct new honorees remains the same and factors in ticket membership tenure with the Bengals.

Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 17 May 2022 At the request of her family, the ceremony to induct The Judds into the Country Music Hall of Fame went on as planned, with Wynonna accepting the highest honor accorded in the country music world on behalf of the mother-daughter duo.

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