introduce

[ in-truh-doos, -dyoos ]

/ ˌɪn trəˈdus, -ˈdyus /

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verb (used with object), in·tro·duced, in·tro·duc·ing.

to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.

to acquaint (two or more persons) with each other personally: Will you introduce us?

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.

to bring (a person) to first knowledge or experience of something: to introduce someone to skiing.

to create, bring into notice, use, etc., for or as if for the first time; institute: to introduce a new procedure.

to suggest, propose, or advance for or as if for the first time: to introduce a theory of geological evolution.

to present for official consideration or action, as a legislative bill.

to begin; lead into; preface: to introduce one's speech with an amusing anecdote.

to put or place into something for the first time; insert: to introduce a figure into a design.

to bring in or establish, as something foreign or alien: Japanese cooking was introduced into America in the 1950s.

to present (a speaker, performer, etc.) to an audience.

to present (a person) at a royal court.

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Origin of introduce

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin intrōdūcere to lead inside, equivalent to intrō- intro- + dūcere to lead; see duke

synonym study for introduce

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.

OTHER WORDS FROM introduce

in·tro·duc·er, nounin·tro·duc·i·ble, adjectivequa·si-in·tro·duced, adjectivere·in·tro·duce, verb (used with object), re·in·tro·duced, re·in·tro·duc·ing.

sub·in·tro·duce, verb (used with object), sub·in·tro·duced, sub·in·tro·duc·ing.un·in·tro·duced, adjectiveun·in·tro·duc·i·ble, adjectivewell-in·tro·duced, adjective

Words nearby introduce

intrinsic semiconductor, intrinsic sphincter, intro, intro-, intro., introduce, introducer, introduction, introductory, introflection, introgression

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Example sentences from the Web for introduced

Grindr introduced the feature themselves in October the same year and called it ‘tribes.’
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Just this year we sponsored the Reaching Out MBA Conference and in that conference I introduced my fiancé to everybody.
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In the later stages of the war, the American-made Stinger missile was introduced and wreaked havoc among the Soviet helicopters.
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The expo is introduced by Mayor Anne Hildalgo, who describes it as a “sensitive reading of the upheavals in French society.”
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Indeed, it was Esco who introduced the movement to celebrities, writing about it in the Huffington Post.
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The young idlers of rich Palermo intrigued to be introduced to her and threw enormous nosegays to her at the end of every act.
Corleone|F. Marion Crawford
The General had a quick eye to see where improvement could be introduced, and his energy never flagged.
From Slave to College President|Godfrey Holden Pike
The probe was introduced the second time and the ball was supposed to be distinctly felt.
Lincoln's Last Hours|Charles A. Leale
Bacchus told of some ancient race that had introduced the vine into Europe and Africa.
Caesar's Column|Ignatius Donnelly
At all events it seems to me quite incredible that Gaelic was not introduced into Scotland before the sixth century.
The Heroic Age|H. Munro Chadwick

British Dictionary definitions for introduced

introduce

/ (ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs) /

verb (tr)

(often foll by to) to present (someone) by name (to another person) or (two or more people to each other)

(foll by to) to cause to experience for the first timeto introduce a visitor to beer

to present for consideration or approval, esp before a legislative bodyto introduce a draft bill

to bring in; establishto introduce decimal currency

to present (a radio or television programme, etc) verbally

(foll by with) to starthe introduced his talk with some music

(often foll by into) to insert or injecthe introduced the needle into his arm

to place (members of a species of plant or animal) in a new environment with the intention of producing a resident breeding population

Derived forms of introduce

introducer, nounintroducible, adjective

Word Origin for introduce

C16: from Latin intrōdūcere to bring inside, from intro- + dūcere to lead

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Medical definitions for introduced

introduce

[ ĭn′trə-dōōs′ ]

v.

To put inside or into; insert or inject.

To bring in and establish in a new place or environment.

introduce

verb (used with object), in·tro·duced, in·tro·duc·ing.

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