INTRODUCED

Verb

introduced

simple past tense and past participle of introduce

Adjective

introduced (not comparable)

(biology) Not native to a location; brought from another place.

The prickly pear cactus is an introduced species in Australia.

Source: Wiktionary


INTRODUCE

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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