Difference between Initiate and Induct

What is the difference between Initiate and Induct?

Initiate as a verb is to begin, to start, to introduce. while Induct as a verb is to formally or ceremoniously install in an office, position, et cetera.

Initiate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To begin, to start, to introduce.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A new member of an organization. One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.

Example sentence: I don't initiate violence, I retaliate.

Induct

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to formally or ceremoniously install in an office, position, et cetera.to introduce into (particularly if certain knowledge or experience is required, such as ritual adulthood or cults).to draft into military service.to bring in as a member.

We hope you now know whether to use Initiate or Induct in your sentence.

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