Verb
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introduce or initiate
"The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession"
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produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
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admit as a member
"We were inducted into the honor society"
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accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite
"African men are initiated when they reach puberty"
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place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
"there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"