单词 | induct |
释义 | induct[ in-duhkt ] / ɪnˈdʌkt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR induct ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies: The committee inducted her as president. to introduce, especially to something requiring special knowledge or experience; initiate (usually followed byto or into): They inducted him into the mystic rites of the order. to take (a draftee) into military service; draft. to bring in as a member: to induct a person into a new profession. Origin of inductFirst recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin inductus, past participle of indūcere, equivalent to induc- “to introduce, lead in” + -tus past participle suffix; see induce OTHER WORDS FROM inductre·in·duct, verb (used with object)un·in·duct·ed, adjectiveWords nearby inductinduced radioactivity, induced reaction, inducement, inducer, inducible enzyme, induct, inductance, inductee, inductile, induction, induction coil Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inductBritish Dictionary definitions for inductinduct / (ɪnˈdʌkt) / verb (tr)to bring in formally or install in an office, place, etc; invest (foll by to or into) to initiate in knowledge (of) US to enlist for military service; conscript physics another word for induce (def. 5), induce (def. 6) Word Origin for inductC14: from Latin inductus led in, past participle of indūcere to introduce; see induce Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for inductinduct [ ĭn-dŭkt′ ] v.To produce an electric current or a magnetic charge by induction. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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