introduce Definition

introduce
verb introduced, introducing

1. To make them known by name to each other, especially formally.

Example: I'll introduce you to Joe tonight
Form: introduce someone to someone else (usually)
2. To announce or present (eg a radio or television programme) to an audience.
3. To bring (especially something new) into a place, situation, etc for the first time.

Example: introduced flexitime
Thesaurus: set up, found, institute, organize, launch, create, plan.
4. To bring into operation, practice or use.
5. To put forward or propose (a possible law or bill) for attention, consideration or approval.

Thesaurus: present, set forth, submit, advance, offer, proffer, propose.
6. To cause someone to experience or discover something for the first time.

Example: I introduced Nick to the delights of Graham Greene
Form: introduce someone to something (usually)
7. To start or preface.

Example: Introduce the play with a brief analysis of the plot
8. To insert or put something into something else.

Thesaurus: put in, insert, include, add, enter.
Form: introduce one thing into another (usually)

Derivative: introducible
adj

Etymology: 16c: from Latin introducere to lead in.