Inducting

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Induct \In*duct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inducted}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Inducting}.] [L. inductus, p. p. of inducere. See
     {Induce}.]
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     1. To bring in; to introduce; to usher in.
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              The independent orator inducting himself without
              further ceremony into the pulpit.     --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     2. To introduce, as to a benefice or office; to put in actual
        possession of the temporal rights of an ecclesiastical
        living, or of any other office, with the customary forms
        and ceremonies.
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              The prior, when inducted into that dignity, took an
              oath not to alienate any of their lands. --Bp.
                                                    Burnet.
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