introduce

[In`tro*duceĀ·]

To introduce something is to bring something new to a situation. If your roommate never cleans up after herself, you might try to introduce some new housekeeping policies. Or, introduce yourself to someone who is looking for a new roommate.

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To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room.

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introduce; "Insert your ticket here"

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be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"

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as of legislation into a legislative body

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cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"

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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"

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

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put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"

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bring in or establish in a new place or environment; "introduce a rule"; "introduce exotic fruits"

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bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced"

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bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment; "He brought in a new judge"; "The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor"


v. t.
To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room.

v. t.
To put (something into a place); to insert; as, to introduce the finger, or a probe.

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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.

v. t.
To bring into notice, practice, cultivation, or use; as, to introduce a new fashion, method, or plant.

v. t.
To produce; to cause to exist; to induce.

v. t.
To open to notice; to begin; to present; as, he introduced the subject with a long preface.


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.] 1. To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room. 2. To put (something into a place); to insert; as, to introduce the finger, or a probe. 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. 4. To bring into notice, practice, cultivation, or use; as, to introduce a new fashion, method, or plant. 5. To produce; to cause to exist; to induce. [Obs.]
Whosoever introduces habits in children, deserves the care and attention of their governors.
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.

To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room.

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Usage Examples

I'd like to introduce someone who has just come into my life. I've admired him for 35 years. He's someone who represents integrity, honesty, art, and on top of that stuff I'm actually sleeping with him.

If you can eat 70 percent raw or introduce raw into your diet, it will help your health.

If you eat a lot of starchy foods, introduce a vegetable once a week, then twice a week, and then three times a week. Slowly fill your diet with new flavors. By the time you're ready to let go of whatever it is you want to let go of, you've got a full menu.

Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without further expense to anybody.

I pledge to you today that as president, in my first budget, I will introduce the largest increase in special education ever.

You're creating an intimacy that everybody feels, that it's their experience, not yours. I'll never introduce a song and say, now this song is about 'my' broken heart.

If you are ever at a loss to support a flagging conversation, introduce the subject of eating.

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Other Usage Examples

In my travels, I also noticed that kids in Thailand like spicy food, and kids in India love curry. I'm hoping to introduce my son, Hudson, to lots of veggies and spices when he's young. I say that before he's started on solid foods, so it could be easier in theory than practice!

There is a big misconception about arranged marriage. Yes, it can mean that you meet someone and then have to marry them, but this was my mother saying, 'I'm going to introduce you to so-and-so - If you don't like them, fair enough.'

I'm receiving 300 to 500 letters every week from people telling me that God used my stories to save their marriage or to introduce them to Christ or to heal a relationship that had been broken.

We don't watch the film anymore because we've seen it so many times, so we'll introduce it, walk out and we'll come back in right about when I wake up in the morning and walk over to the shop and everything's changed.

Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.

Kant introduced the concept of the negative into philosophy. Would it not also be worthwhile to try to introduce the concept of the positive into philosophy?

Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.

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