inducting
Bringing someone in
Inducting is the present participle of induct, meaning to formally admit someone into an organization, position, or group.
A new employee is inducted into a company; a musician is inducted into a hall of fame.
The word carries ceremonial weight—there's usually an official process: The ceremony inducting new members lasted two hours.
In military contexts, inducting refers to enrolling someone into service.
Formal admission ceremony
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- oathFormal binding promise
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
procession · commencement · investiture · swearing-in · rite · tradition · celebration · honors
Formally joining an organization
- admittingConfessing or granting entry
- affiliatingJoining an organization formally
- recruitingEnlisting new members
- pledgingMaking a solemn promise
registering · joining · welcoming · accepting · incorporating · fellowship · fraternity · sorority
Formally joining a force
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- conscriptingMandatory military enrollment
- commissioningOrdering work to be made
- recruitNew member sought
cadet · enlistee · service · boot camp · basic training · swearing-in · reporting · mustering
Advising someone less experienced
- orientingDetermining one's position
- onboardingNew member integration process
- apprenticingLearning a trade hands-on
- instructingConveying how to proceed
coaching · preparing · briefing · acclimating · familiarizing · curriculum · workshop · probation
Preserving as sacred
- honoringRecognizing with respect
- recognizingPerceiving as known
- commemoratingFormally remembering something significant
- celebratingObserving with festivity
immortalizing · tribute · legacy · achievement · distinguished · prestigious · selection · nominee
Involving electric and magnetic fields
- FaradayElectromagnetism pioneer's surname
- coilWound circular arrangement
- fluxContinuous change or flow
- currentDirected flow of charge
voltage · magnetic field · transformer · solenoid · inductor · eddy currents · generator · henry
initiation
Formal admission ceremony
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- oathFormal binding promise
consecration · procession · commencement · investiture · swearing-in · rite · tradition · celebration · honors · robes
enrolling
Formally joining an organization
- admittingConfessing or granting entry
- affiliatingJoining an organization formally
- recruitingEnlisting new members
pledging · registering · joining · welcoming · accepting · incorporating · fellowship · fraternity · sorority · brotherhood
enlisting
Formally joining a force
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- conscriptingMandatory military enrollment
- commissioningOrdering work to be made
recruit · cadet · enlistee · service · boot camp · basic training · swearing-in · reporting · mustering · registration
mentoring
Advising someone less experienced
- orientingDetermining one's position
- onboardingNew member integration process
- apprenticingLearning a trade hands-on
instructing · coaching · preparing · briefing · acclimating · familiarizing · curriculum · workshop · probation · shadowing
enshrining
Preserving as sacred
- honoringRecognizing with respect
- recognizingPerceiving as known
- commemoratingFormally remembering something significant
celebrating · immortalizing · tribute · legacy · achievement · distinguished · prestigious · selection · nominee · honoree
electromagnetic
Involving electric and magnetic fields
- FaradayElectromagnetism pioneer's surname
- coilWound circular arrangement
- fluxContinuous change or flow
current · voltage · magnetic field · transformer · solenoid · inductor · eddy currents · generator · henry · electromotive force
- assigningassigning, allocating, appointing, attributing, crediting
inductingdischarging
Releasing or letting go
demobilizing · mustering out · releasing · separating · exempting
- induction stoveMagnetic-field heated cooktop
- electromagnetic inductionVoltage from field changes
- induction cookingMagnetic field heats pot
- induction coilDevice producing high voltage
- labor inductionArtificially starting childbirth
- induction ovenStovetop using electromagnetic currents