WordGarden.ioinduct
C1Pronunciation
UK
- /ɪndˈʌkt/
US
- /ˌɪnˈdəkt/
Meanings
Verb
to formally admit someone into a group, office, or honor
to introduce and train someone for a new job or role
to enroll someone into military service
More meaningsFewer meanings
to produce an electrical or magnetic effect by induction
Beyond the definition
Imagine a new knight being welcomed into the Round Table in a formal ceremony. That is the feeling behind induct. It is used when someone is officially brought into a group, role, or service, such as the military or a Hall of Fame. It is more than simple joining. The word suggests a recognized process that gives the person a new place and status.
To induct someone means to formally bring them into a group, role, or service, often through a ceremony or another official process. It goes beyond simple joining. The word usually suggests public recognition, duty, or a clear change of status. For example: "The committee will induct three new members into the Hall of Fame this year," or "He was inducted into the military shortly after his twentieth birthday."
The word comes from the Latin inducere, meaning "to lead in." That idea still fits well: someone is being led into a new place, duty, or standing. In everyday English, induct is most often used for official membership or service, especially in phrases like "induct into the Hall of Fame" or "induct into the army." The related noun induction appears in other fields too, but the verb induct is mainly used for people entering a position, group, or service in a formal way.
Whether it is a legend entering a gallery of greats or a recruit entering national service, induct points to an official step into something larger. It marks the moment a person is formally accepted into a new role or community.
Examples
- 1
Workplace onboarding
All new teachers are inducted into the school system before classes begin.
- Patterninduct someone into + job/group/system
officially bring them into it
- 2
Military service
He was inducted into the army at the age of nineteen.
- 3
Membership ceremony
New members are inducted at a short ceremony each spring.
- 4
Hall of Fame
She will be inducted into the Hall of Fame next year.
See also
Forms and spellings
4 forms open this card.
Main spelling
- inductverb
Forms
- inductedpast tenseverb
- inducting-ing formverb
- inductsverb