induct

Verb

• introduce or initiate
  • The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession
    

• produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes

• admit as a member
  • We were inducted into the honor society
    

• accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite
  • African men are initiated when they reach puberty
    

• place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
  • there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  induce , initiate , invest , seat