Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)induct, invest, seatplace ceremoniously or formally in an office or position“there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy” (v)initiate, inductaccept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite“African men are initiated when they reach puberty” (v)inductadmit as a member“We were inducted into the honor society” (v)induce, inductproduce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes (v)inductintroduce or initiate“The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession”