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Meaning of 'introduce' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Introduce [ v. t.]
- To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room.
- To put (something into a place); to insert; as, to introduce the finger, or a probe.
- 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.
- To bring into notice, practice, cultivation, or use; as, to introduce a new fashion, method, or plant.
- To produce; to cause to exist; to induce.
- To open to notice; to begin; to present; as, he introduced the subject with a long preface.

Meaning of 'introduce' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . introduce [ v]
Meaning (1):
- bring something new to an environment
Example in sentence:
  • A new word processor was introduced
Meaning (2):
- bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment
Example in sentence:
  • He brought in a new judge;
  • The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor
Meaning (3):
- furnish with a preface or introduction
Example in sentence:
  • He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution;
  • She always precedes her lectures with a joke
Meaning (4):
- put or introduce into something
Example in sentence:
  • insert a picture into the text
Meaning (5):
- place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
Example in sentence:
  • Insert your ticket here
Meaning (6):
- bring in or establish in a new place or environment
Example in sentence:
  • introduce a rule;
  • introduce exotic fruits
Meaning (7):
- put before (a body)
Example in sentence:
  • introduce legislation
Meaning (8):
- cause to come to know personally
Example in sentence:
  • introduce the new neighbors to the community;
  • permit me to acquaint you with my son
Meaning (9):
- be a precursor of
Example in sentence:
  • The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period

Nearby Words:

intact intactable intactible intagli intagliated intaglio intaglius intail intake intaminated

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