'Introduce' definitions:

Definition of 'introduce'

From: WordNet
verb
Cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community" [syn: introduce, present, acquaint]
verb
Bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced" [syn: introduce, innovate]
verb
Introduce; "Insert your ticket here" [syn: insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce]
verb
Bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment; "He brought in a new judge"; "The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor" [syn: bring in, introduce]
verb
Bring in or establish in a new place or environment; "introduce a rule"; "introduce exotic fruits"
verb
Put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text" [syn: insert, infix, enter, introduce]
verb
Bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc. [syn: introduce, bring out]
verb
Put before (a body); "introduce legislation"
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" [syn: precede, preface, premise, introduce]
verb
Be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" [syn: inaugurate, usher in, introduce]

Definition of 'Introduce'

From: GCIDE
  • Introduce \In`tro*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Introduced; p. pr. & vb. n. Introducing.] [L. introducere, introductum; intro within + ducere to lead. See Intro-, and Duke.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To put (something into a place); to insert; as, to introduce the finger, or a probe. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To bring into notice, practice, cultivation, or use; as, to introduce a new fashion, method, or plant. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To produce; to cause to exist; to induce. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Whosoever introduces habits in children, deserves the care and attention of their governors. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'introduce'

From: Moby Thesaurus