INTRODUCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does introduce mean? 

• INTRODUCE (verb)
  The verb INTRODUCE has 10 senses:

1. cause to come to know personally

2. bring something new to an environment

3. place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing

4. bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment

5. bring in or establish in a new place or environment

6. put or introduce into something

7. bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.

8. put before (a body)

9. furnish with a preface or introduction

10. be a precursor of

  Familiarity information: INTRODUCE used as a verb is familiar.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTRODUCE (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to come to know personally

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

acquaint; introduce; present

Context example:

introduce the new neighbors to the community

Hypernyms (to "introduce" is one way to...):

inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to)

Verb group:

acquaint; familiarise; familiarize (make familiar or conversant with)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "introduce"):

re-introduce; reintroduce (introduce anew)

present (formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.)

bring out; introduce (bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

Derivation:

introduction (formally making a person known to another or to the public)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Bring something new to an environment

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

innovate; introduce

Context example:

A new word processor was introduced

Hypernyms (to "introduce" is one way to...):

initiate; pioneer (take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "introduce"):

phase in (introduce gradually)

open up; pioneer (open up an area or prepare a way)

debut (present for the first time to the public)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

enclose; inclose; insert; introduce; put in; stick in

Context example:

Insert your ticket here

Hypernyms (to "introduce" is one way to...):

lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "introduce"):

interlard; intersperse (introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions)

plug (insert as a plug)

inject; shoot (force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing)

foist (insert surreptitiously or without warrant)

slip (insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly)

feed; feed in (introduce continuously)

cup (put into a cup)

catheterise; catheterize (insert a catheter into (a body part))

glass (put in a glass container)

inset (set or place in)

inoculate (introduce a microorganism into)

plug (replace the center of a coin with a baser metal)

plug (insert a plug into)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

introduction (the act of putting one thing into another)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

bring in; introduce

Context example:

The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "introduce"):

immigrate (introduce or send as immigrants)

track (carry on the feet and deposit)

insinuate (introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 5

Meaning:

Bring in or establish in a new place or environment

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Context example:

introduce exotic fruits

Hypernyms (to "introduce" is one way to...):

establish; give (bring about)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "introduce"):

interpose (introduce)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 6

Meaning:

Put or introduce into something

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

enter; infix; insert; introduce

Context example:

insert a picture into the text

Hypernyms (to "introduce" is one way to...):

attach (cause to be attached)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "introduce"):

connect; plug in; plug into (plug into an outlet)

penetrate (insert the penis into the vagina or anus of)

cannulate; cannulise; cannulize; canulate; intubate (introduce a cannula or tube into)

input (enter (data or a program) into a computer)

instil; instill (enter drop by drop)

embed; engraft; imbed; implant; plant (fix or set securely or deeply)

sandwich (insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects)

graft; transplant (place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

introduction (the act of putting one thing into another)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

bring out; introduce

Hypernyms (to "introduce" is one way to...):

acquaint; introduce; present (cause to come to know personally)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 8

Meaning:

Put before (a body)

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

introduce legislation

Hypernyms (to "introduce" is one way to...):

project; propose (present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 9

Meaning:

Furnish with a preface or introduction

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

introduce; precede; preface; premise

Context example:

He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution

Hypernyms (to "introduce" is one way to...):

say; state; tell (express in words)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "introduce"):

preamble (make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document)

prologise; prologize; prologuize (write or speak a prologue)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

introductory (serving as an introduction or preface)

introductory (serving to open or begin)

Sense 10

Meaning:

Be a precursor of

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

inaugurate; introduce; usher in

Context example:

The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period

Hypernyms (to "introduce" is one way to...):

begin; commence; lead off; start (set in motion, cause to start)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

 Context examples 

The Miss Thorpes were introduced; and Miss Morland, who had been for a short time forgotten, was introduced likewise.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

Mr. Holmwood introduced him to me, and he called here to see us, and often comes now.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

With many planets lining up in Capricorn, those you meet will be highly successful, ambitious types, and they will be glad to introduce you to their friends.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Fluid introduced into, and collected from, the lungs by a bronchoalveolar lavage procedure.

(Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid, NCI Thesaurus)

A structure or appearance that is not naturally present, but has been introduced though manipulation.

(Artifact, NCI Thesaurus)

This my aunt and Mr. Micawber did; and then my aunt was introduced, and Mrs. Micawber recognized me.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Other multiple-electron-per-molecule batteries the Licht group has introduced, such as the super-iron or coated vanadium boride air battery, also have high storage capacities.

(New, high-energy rechargeable batteries, NSF)

"Why didn't you introduce us?" Messner queried.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

“Watson, I think you know Mr. Jones, of Scotland Yard? Let me introduce you to Mr. Merryweather, who is to be our companion in to-night’s adventure.”

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

She was introduced here and there by her uncle, and forced to be spoken to, and to curtsey, and speak again.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)