"Induct" Quotes from Famous Books
... depute; consign, assign; charge; intrust, entrust; commit, commit to the hands of; authorize &c (permit) 760. put in commission, accredit, engage, hire, bespeak, appoint, name, nominate, return, ordain; install, induct, inaugurate, swear in, invest, crown; enroll, enlist; give power of attorney to. employ, empower; set over, place over; send out. be commissioned, be accredited; represent, stand for; stand in the stead of, stand in the place of, ... — Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget
... ribs of whales. The same room but too often serves as the dining, sitting, and sleeping place for the whole family; a hole in the roof is the only chimney, and a horse's skull the most luxurious fauteuil into which it is possible for them to induct a stranger. The parquet is that originally laid down by Nature,—the beds are merely boxes filled with feathers or sea-weed,—and by all accounts the nightly packing is pretty close, ... — Letters From High Latitudes • The Marquess of Dufferin (Lord Dufferin) |