induct

Bring into membership

To induct is to formally admit someone into a position, organization, or group.

New members are inducted into the Hall of Fame, soldiers are inducted into the military, officials are inducted into office.

The ceremony itself is an induction.

She was inducted into the honor society last spring.

In a related sense, to induct someone is to introduce them to a new field or activity—orienting them to unfamiliar territory.

military

enlist

Join armed forces

recruitNew member sought
commissionPayment for services rendered
bootcampInitial military training program

oath · cadet · barracks · deployment · uniform · conscript · draft · muster · corps · regiment

formal-admission

admit

Confess or grant entry

welcomeHospitable greeting offered
receiveAccept something offered
acceptConsent to receive

present · inaugurate · install · invest · ceremony · procession · convocation · commencement · robes · regalia

organization

initiate

To set in motion

memberOne who belongs
pledgeBinding promise given
affiliateConnected member organization

ceremony · ritual · fraternity · sorority · guild · society · lodge · chapter · oath · secret

honors

enshrine

Preserve as sacred

honoreeOne being celebrated
legacyWhat's passed down
tributeOffering of respect

recognition · distinguished · commemorate · celebrate · plaque · ceremony · sport · legend · icon · pioneer

Categories

science verbsabsorb, accelerate, attract, bounce, collide
beginningsbegin, beginning, start, first, opening
educateteach, instruct, educate, tutor, school
account actionssign up, sign in, log in, log out, login
Sign-up termsenroll, join, register, subscribe, opt-in

Opposites

membership/organizational status

inductexpel

Remove forcibly from membership

eject · oust · remove · exclude · kick out

military/service entry

inductdischarge

Release of substance outward

demobilize · muster out · release · cashier · separate

honor/recognition

Remove from sovereignty

depose · uncrown · disbar · defrock · unfrock

Phrases

induction stoveMagnetic-field heated cooktop
electromagnetic inductionVoltage from field changes
induction cookingMagnetic field heats pot
induction coilDevice producing high voltage
labor inductionArtificially starting childbirth
Hall of Fame inducteePerson formally honored for excellence

Family

induce, induction, inducement, inducted, inductee, inductive, inducting, inductor, inductance

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