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