to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., esp. with formal ceremonies

The committee inducted her as president.

to introduce, esp. to something requiring special knowledge or experience; initiate (usually fol. by to or into )

They inducted him into the mystic rites of the order.

to take (a draftee) into military service; draft.

to bring in as a member

to induct a person into a new profession.

verb

blackball , expel , reject , turn away

verb

conscript , draft , enlist , inaugurate , initiate , install , instate , introduce , invest , recruit , sign on , sign up , swear in , levy , admit , enroll , register