INDUCT

[verb] [T] [formal] - to introduce someone formally or with a special ceremony to an organization or group, or to beliefs or ideasLi Xiannian was inducted into the Politburo and secretariat in 1956 and 1958.He was inducted into the Grand Order of Water Rats, the celebrities' charity organization, at the Hilton Hotel.He saw university as a community of scholars, where students were inducted by teachers into an appreciation of different philosophical approaches. [T]