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inductinduct /ɪnˈdʌkt/ verb [transitive often passive] formal ETYMOLOGYinductOrigin: 1300-1400 Latin, past participle of inducere; ➔ INDUCE VERB TABLEinduct |
Present | I, you, we, they | induct | | he, she, it | inducts | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | inducted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have inducted | | he, she, it | has inducted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had inducted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will induct | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have inducted |
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Present | I | am inducting | | he, she, it | is inducting | | you, we, they | are inducting | Past | I, he, she, it | was inducting | | you, we, they | were inducting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been inducting | | he, she, it | has been inducting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been inducting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be inducting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been inducting |
1to give someone an important place of honor in a special ceremony: induct somebody into something Rick Barry was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987.2to officially make someone a member of a group, club, organization, etc. in a special ceremony: On Sunday, the fraternity inducts the new pledges.3to officially give someone a job or position of authority, especially at a ceremony: induct somebody to something He was inducted to the post of foreign minister late last year.4to take someone into a military organization such as the army or navy |