单词 | induct |
释义 | induct /in dukt"/, v.t. 1. to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., esp. with formal ceremonies: The committee inducted her as president. 2. to introduce, esp. to something requiring special knowledge or experience; initiate (usually fol. by to or into): They inducted him into the mystic rites of the order. 3. to take (a draftee) into military service; draft. 4. to bring in as a member: to induct a person into a new profession. [1350-1400; ME < L inductus ptp. of inducere, equiv. to induc- (see INDUCE) + -tus ptp. suffix] |
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