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introduce

[ in-truh-doos, -dyoos ]

verb (used with object)

introduced, introducing.
  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 exotic:

    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.


introduce

/ ˌɪԳٰəˈː /

verb

  1. often foll by to to present (someone) by name (to another person) or (two or more people to each other)
  2. foll by to to cause to experience for the first time

    to introduce a visitor to beer

  3. to present for consideration or approval, esp before a legislative body

    to introduce a draft bill

  4. to bring in; establish

    to introduce decimal currency

  5. to present (a radio or television programme, etc) verbally
  6. foll by with to start

    he introduced his talk with some music

  7. often foll by into to insert or inject

    he introduced the needle into his arm

  8. to place (members of a species of plant or animal) in a new environment with the intention of producing a resident breeding population
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԳٰˈܳ, noun
  • ˌԳٰˈܳ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • t·ܳİ noun
  • t·ܳi· adjective
  • ܲȴ-t·ܳ adjective
  • i·ٰ·ܳ verb (used with object) reintroduced reintroducing
  • ܲi·ٰ·ܳ verb (used with object) subintroduced subintroducing
  • ܲi·ٰ·ܳ adjective
  • ܲi·ٰ·ܳi· adjective
  • ɱ-·ٰ·ܳ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of introduce1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Latin Գٰōū “to lead inside,” equivalent to Գٰō- “inwardly, within” + ū “to lead”; intro-, duke
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of introduce1

C16: from Latin Գٰōū to bring inside, from intro- + ū to lead
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Example Sentences

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The government is in no rush, and has no enthusiasm to introduce its own new tariffs, and for now at least, demands on them to do so are muted.

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While conservatives in South Korea have been "very divided and feeble" over the last decade, he says, Yoon is "now more popular with them than he was before he tried to introduce martial law".

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When it arrives, in simple letters against a black backdrop, it doesn’t so much introduce the film as cleave it in half.

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Last month, Education Minister Paul Givan confirmed he would be extending the current childcare subsidy scheme that was introduced last September.

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Last April, Costco made headlines when it introduced its brand-new weight loss program, which was launched in partnership with the online telemedicine platform Sesame.

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