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in⋅tro⋅duce

   [in-truh-doos, -dyoos]
–verb (used with object), -duced, -duc⋅ing.
1. to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
2. to acquaint (two or more persons) with each other personally: Will you introduce us?
3. 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.
4. to bring (a person) to first knowledge or experience of something: to introduce someone to skiing.
5. to create, bring into notice, use, etc., for or as if for the first time; institute: to introduce a new procedure.
6. to suggest, propose, or advance for or as if for the first time: to introduce a theory of geological evolution.
7. to present for official consideration or action, as a legislative bill.
8. to begin; lead into; preface: to introduce one's speech with an amusing anecdote.
9. to put or place into something for the first time; insert: to introduce a figure into a design.
10. to bring in or establish, as something foreign or alien: Japanese cooking was introduced into America in the 1950s.
11. to present (a speaker, performer, etc.) to an audience.
12. to present (a person) at a royal court.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < L intrōdūcere to lead inside, equiv. to intrō- intro- + dūcere to lead; see duke
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in·tro·duce     (ĭn'trə-dōōs', -dyōōs')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   in·tro·duced, in·tro·duc·ing, in·tro·duc·es
    1. To present (someone) by name to another in order to establish an acquaintance.
    2. To present (a performer, for example) to the public for the first time.
    3. To bring in and establish in a new place or environment: exotic plants that had been introduced from the jungle.
    4. To bring into currency, use, or practice; originate: introduced the new product in several test markets; introduced the tango into their circle of friends.
  2. To bring forward (a plan, for example) for consideration.
  3. To provide (someone) with a beginning knowledge or first experience of something: introduced me to weightlifting.
    1. To bring in and establish in a new place or environment: exotic plants that had been introduced from the jungle.
    2. To bring into currency, use, or practice; originate: introduced the new product in several test markets; introduced the tango into their circle of friends.
  5. To put inside or into; insert or inject.
  6. To open or begin; preface: introduced the slide show with an orienting talk.

[Middle English introducen, to bring into, from Latin intrōdūcere : intrō-, within; see en in Indo-European roots + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]
in'tro·duc'er n., in'tro·duc'i·ble adj.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to put or set a person or thing into, between, or among others: introduce suspense into a novel; insert a letter into an envelope; interject a comment into a conversation; interpolated a transitional passage into the text; interposed himself between the scrapping boys. See Also Synonyms at broach1.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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