introduce
Other forms: introduced; introducing; introduces
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.
Introduce has a number of related meanings. It’s often used when bringing people together for the first time, as when a talk show host introduces a guest to the audience, or when you introduce a new girlfriend or boyfriend to your parents. Introduce comes from the prefix intro-, meaning "into," and the Latin word ducere, meaning "lead" — just as you may have to lead (or drag) your new sweetheart in to meet your parents.
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bring something new to an environment
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bring in or establish in a new place or environment
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bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment
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bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.
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introducetypes:pluginsert as a plugpluginsert a plug intoinoculateintroduce a microorganism intoinsetset or place inglassput in a glass containercupput into a cupslipinsert inconspicuously or quickly or quietlyfoistinsert surreptitiously or without warrantseedinoculate with microorganismsinterleaveintersperse alternately, as of protective covers for book illustrations
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put before (a body)
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put or introduce into something
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be a precursor of
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furnish with a preface or introduction
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cause to come to know personally
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Learn these words derived from the Latin roots duc and duct, meaning "to lead" or "to guide."