inducts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of induct
Source: Wiktionary
In*duct", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inducted; p. pr. & vb. n. Inducting.] Etym: [L. inductus, p. p. of inducere. See Induce.]
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 December 2024
(verb) commit fraud and steal from one’s employer; “We found out that she had been fiddling for years”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
