induct
[verb]
Synonyms: initiate, inaugurate, install, instate, invest

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

in‧duct /ɪnˈdʌkt/ verb [transitive usually passive] formal
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of inducere; ⇒ induce]

1. to officially give someone a job or position of authority, especially at a special ceremony
induct somebody to/into something
18 new junior ministers were inducted into the government.

2. American English to officially introduce someone into a group or organization, especially the army

3. to officially introduce someone into an important place of honour at a special ceremony
induct somebody into something
Barry was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲