'Introduce' definitions:
Definition of 'introduce'
(from WordNet)
verb
Cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community" [syn: introduce, present, acquaint]
verb
Bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced" [syn: introduce, innovate]
verb
verb
Bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment; "He brought in a new judge"; "The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor" [syn: bring in, introduce]
verb
Bring in or establish in a new place or environment; "introduce a rule"; "introduce exotic fruits"
verb
Put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text" [syn: insert, infix, enter, introduce]
verb
Bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc. [syn: introduce, bring out]
verb
Put before (a body); "introduce legislation"
verb
Furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" [syn: precede, preface, premise, introduce]
verb
Be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" [syn: inaugurate, usher in, introduce]
Definition of 'Introduce'
From: GCIDE
- Introduce \In`tro*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Introduced; p. pr. & vb. n. Introducing.] [L. introducere, introductum; intro within + ducere to lead. See Intro-, and Duke.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To put (something into a place); to insert; as, to introduce the finger, or a probe. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To lead to and make known by formal announcement or recommendation; hence, to cause to be acquainted; as, to introduce strangers; to introduce one person to another. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To bring into notice, practice, cultivation, or use; as, to introduce a new fashion, method, or plant. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To produce; to cause to exist; to induce. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Whosoever introduces habits in children, deserves the care and attention of their governors. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To open to notice; to begin; to present; as, he introduced the subject with a long preface.
- Syn: To bring in; usher in; insert; begin; preface. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'introduce'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acquaint,
- add,
- admit,
- advance,
- announce,
- begin,
- blaze the trail,
- break the trail,
- bring before,
- bring forward,
- bring in,
- bring out,
- bring up,
- broach,
- christen,
- coin,
- commend to attention,
- discover,
- do the honors,
- drag in,
- ease in,
- edge in,
- establish,
- fill in,
- float,
- foist in,
- forerun,
- found,
- fudge in,
- give a knockdown,
- give an introduction,
- go before,
- guide,
- herald,
- implant in,
- import,
- inaugurate,
- induct,
- infuse,
- initiate,
- inject,
- inject in,
- inlay,
- inlet,
- innovate,
- inoculate,
- insert,
- insert in,
- inset,
- insinuate,
- insinuate in,
- install,
- instill,
- institute,
- intercalate,
- interjaculate,
- interject,
- interpolate,
- interpose,
- intervene,
- introduce in,
- introduce new blood,
- intromit,
- intrude,
- invent,
- launch,
- lay before,
- lead,
- lift up,
- lug in,
- make a motion,
- make acquainted,
- make innovations,
- make known,
- mention,
- moot,
- move,
- neologize,
- offer,
- offer a resolution,
- open up,
- organize,
- originate,
- perfuse,
- pioneer,
- pop in,
- pose,
- postulate,
- pre-educate,
- preamble,
- precede,
- preface,
- prefer,
- prefix,
- prelude,
- premise,
- present,
- prologize,
- propose,
- proposition,
- propound,
- put between,
- put forth,
- put forward,
- put in,
- put it to,
- quaint,
- raise,
- recommend,
- revolutionize,
- ring in,
- run in,
- sandwich,
- set agoing,
- set before,
- set forth,
- set in,
- set on foot,
- set up,
- slip in,
- smuggle in,
- squeeze in,
- start,
- start going,
- start up,
- stick in,
- submit,
- suggest,
- throw in,
- thrust in,
- tuck in,
- turn on,
- unveil,
- usher,
- usher in,
- ventilate,
- wedge in,
- whip in,
- work in,
- worm in