introduce
[in-truh-doos, -dyoos]
- 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
Synonym study
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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Examples from the Web for introduced
Contemporary Examples
Grindr introduced the feature themselves in October the same year and called it ‘tribes.’
Just this year we sponsored the Reaching Out MBA Conference and in that conference I introduced my fiancé to everybody.
In the later stages of the war, the American-made Stinger missile was introduced and wreaked havoc among the Soviet helicopters.
The expo is introduced by Mayor Anne Hildalgo, who describes it as a “sensitive reading of the upheavals in French society.”
Indeed, it was Esco who introduced the movement to celebrities, writing about it in the Huffington Post.
Historical Examples
Deer, Angora goats, hares, and trout have been also introduced.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
"A makeshift budget" was introduced by Mr. Disraeli and passed.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
"I'll have to explain," she smiled as she introduced him to Evelyn.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton CampusJessie Graham Flower
It was introduced into England as an epicure's dish in the seventeenth century.
De Libris: Prose and VerseAustin Dobson
If these letters influenced Brutus—and they must be taken to have done so, or else why were they introduced?
The Man ShakespeareFrank Harris
introduce
- (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
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Word Origin
C16: from Latin intrōdūcere to bring inside, from intro- + dūcere to lead
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Word Origin and History for introduced
introduce
v.
early 15c., back-formation from introduction, or else from Latin introducere "to lead in, bring in" (see introduction). Related: Introduced; introducing.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
introduce
(ĭn′trə-dōōs′)- To put inside or into; insert or inject.
- To bring in and establish in a new place or environment.
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