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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
in·tro·duce    Audio Help   [in-truh-doos, -dyoos] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -duced, -duc·ing.
1.to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
2.to acquaint (two or more persons) with each other personally: Will you introduce us?
3.to present (a person, product, etc.) to a particular group of individuals or to the general public for or as if for the first time by a formal act, announcement, series of recommendations or events, etc.: to introduce a debutante to society.
4.to bring (a person) to first knowledge or experience of something: to introduce someone to skiing.
5.to create, bring into notice, use, etc., for or as if for the first time; institute: to introduce a new procedure.
6.to suggest, propose, or advance for or as if for the first time: to introduce a theory of geological evolution.
7.to present for official consideration or action, as a legislative bill.
8.to begin; lead into; preface: to introduce one's speech with an amusing anecdote.
9.to put or place into something for the first time; insert: to introduce a figure into a design.
10.to bring in or establish, as something foreign or alien: Japanese cooking was introduced into America in the 1950s.
11.to present (a speaker, performer, etc.) to an audience.
12.to present (a person) at a royal court.
[Origin: 1425–75; late ME < L intrōdūcere to lead inside, equiv. to intrō- intro- + dūcere to lead; see duke]

—Related forms
in·tro·duc·er, noun
in·tro·duc·i·ble, adjective

—Synonyms 1, 2. Introduce, present mean to bring persons into personal acquaintance with each other, as by announcement of names and the like. Introduce is the ordinary term, referring to making persons acquainted who are ostensibly equals: to introduce a friend to one's sister. Present, a more formal term, suggests a degree of ceremony in the process, and implies (if only as a matter of compliment) superior dignity, rank, or importance in the person to whom another is presented: to present a visitor to the president.
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Thesaurus Entries (3 more entries. View all »)
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  introduce
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To bring into currency, use, fashion, or practice.
Synonyms:  launch, originate
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  introduce
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To put or set into, between, or among another or other things.
Synonyms:  inject, insert, interject, interlard, interpolate, interpose
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  introduce
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To begin (something) with preliminary or prefatory material.
Synonyms:  lead, precede, preface, usher in
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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