induct

verb

1. 1

   introduce or initiate

   The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession

2. 2

   produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes

3. 3

   place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position

   there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy

4. 4

   admit as a member

   We were inducted into the honor society

5. 5

   accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite

   African men are initiated when they reach puberty