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INTRODUCE
insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
(verb) place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing; “Insert your ticket here”
inaugurate, usher in, introduce
(verb) be a precursor of; “The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period”
introduce
(verb) put before (a body); “introduce legislation”
introduce, present, acquaint
(verb) cause to come to know personally; “permit me to acquaint you with my son”; “introduce the new neighbors to the community”
precede, preface, premise, introduce
(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”
introduce, bring out
(verb) bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.
insert, infix, enter, introduce
(verb) put or introduce into something; “insert a picture into the text”
introduce
(verb) bring in or establish in a new place or environment; “introduce a rule”; “introduce exotic fruits”
introduce, innovate
(verb) bring something new to an environment; “A new word processor was introduced”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
introduce (third-person singular simple present introduces, present participle introducing, simple past and past participle introduced)
(transitive, of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
(transitive) To make (something or someone) known by formal announcement or recommendation.
(transitive) To add (something) to a system, a mixture, or a container.
(transitive) To bring (something) into practice.
Synonyms
• (make something or someone known): announce
Anagrams
• reduction
Source: Wiktionary
In`tro*duce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Introduced; p. pr. & vb. n. Introducing.] Etym: [L. introducere, introductum; intro within + ducere to lead. See Intro-, and Duke.]
1. To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room.
2. To put (something into a place); to insert; as, to introduce the finger, or a probe.
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.
4. To bring into notice, practice, cultivation, or use; as, to introduce a new fashion, method, or plant.
5. To produce; to cause to exist; to induce. [Obs.] Whosoever introduces habits in children, deserves the care and attention of their governors. Locke.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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