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Phrase(s): induct someone into something
1. to conscript someone into the armed services; to bring a nonvolunteer into the armed services. • They inducted Wally into the army in a little ceremony. 2. to draft someone into something. • They inducted a number of new members into the group. 3. to install someone in an office or position. • They inducted her into the presidency. • The college inducted a new president into office last week.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs