1. To bring in; to introduce; to usher in.

The independent orator inducting himself without further ceremony

into the pulpit.

Sir W. Scott.

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.

The prior, when inducted into that dignity, took an oath not to

alienate any of their lands.

Bp. Burnet.

In*duc"te*ous (?), a. (Elec.) Rendered electro-polar by induction, or

brought into the opposite electrical state by the influence of

inductive bodies.

In*duc"tile (?), a. [Pref. in- not + ductile: cf. F. inductile.] Not

ductile; incapable of being drawn into threads, as a metal; inelastic;

tough.

In`duc*til"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being inductile.

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