| verb | show to a seat; assign a seat for “The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith” |
| verb | be able to seat “The theater seats 2,000” |
| verb | place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position “there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy” |
| verb | put a seat on a chair |
| verb | provide with seats “seat a concert hall” |
| verb | place or attach firmly in or on a base “seat the camera on the tripod” |
| verb | place in or on a seat “the mother seated the toddler on the high chair” |
| adjective | (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks “the seated Madonna” |
| seat | noun | any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit) |
| seating | noun | the service of ushering people to their seats |
| inductee | noun | someone who is drafted into military service |
| induction | noun | a formal entry into an organization or position or office |