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单词 induct
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induct

[ in-duhkt ]
/ ɪnˈdʌkt /
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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 induct

First 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 induct

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

Words nearby induct

induced radioactivity, induced reaction, inducement, inducer, inducible enzyme, induct, inductance, inductee, inductile, induction, induction coil
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British Dictionary definitions for induct

induct
/ (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 induct

C14: 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 induct

induct
[ 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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