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INDUCT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Introduce or initiate

Example:

The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "induct" is one way to...):

instruct; learn; teach (impart skills or knowledge to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

induction (an act that sets in motion some course of events)

induction (the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes

Synonyms:

induce; induct

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "induct" is one way to...):

bring about; give rise; produce (cause to happen, occur or exist)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

induction (an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position

Example:

there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy

Synonyms:

induct; invest; seat

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "induct" is one way to...):

instal; install (put into an office or a position)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

Derivation:

inductee (someone who is drafted into military service)

inductee (a person inducted into an organization or social group)

induction (a formal entry into an organization or position or office)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Admit as a member

Example:

We were inducted into the honor society

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "induct" is one way to...):

invite; receive; take in (express willingness to have in one's home or environs)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sense 5

Meaning:

Accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite

Example:

African men are initiated when they reach puberty

Synonyms:

induct; initiate

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "induct" is one way to...):

admit; include; let in (allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

Derivation:

inductee (a person inducted into an organization or social group)

induction (a formal entry into an organization or position or office)

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