in·tro·duce
(ĭńtrə-dōōś, -dyōōś)
[Middle English introducen, to bring into, from Latin intrōdūcere, intrō-, within, + dūcere, to lead.]
transitive verb: -duced, -duc·ing, -duc·es.
- To present (someone) by name to another in order to establish an acquaintance.
- To present (a performer, for example) to the public for the first time.
- To bring forward (a plan, for example) for consideration.
- To provide (someone) with a beginning knowledge or first experience of something: introduced me to weightlifting.
- To bring in and establish in a new place or environment: exotic plants that had been introduced from the jungle.
- To bring into currency, use, or practice; originate: introduced the new product in several test markets; introduced the tango into their circle of friends.
- To put inside or into; insert or inject.
- To open or begin; preface: introduced the slide show with an orienting talk.
derivatives
- ińtro·dućer
- noun
- ińtro·dući·ble
- adjective
synonyms:
introduce, insert, interject, interpolate, interpose These verbs mean to put or set a person or thing into, between, or among others: introduce suspense into a novel; insert a letter into an envelope; interject a comment into a conversation; interpolated a transitional passage into the text; interposed himself between the scrapping boys.- See also: broach1
