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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. --Locke. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: introduce v 1: make known [syn: {present}, {acquaint}] 2: bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced" [syn: {innovate}] 3: introduce; "Insert your ticket here" [syn: {insert}, {enclose}, {inclose}, {stick in}, {put in}] 4: bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment; "He brought in a new judge"; "The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor" [syn: {bring in}] 5: bring in or establish; "introduce a new rule" 6: put or introduce into the body of something "insert a picture into the text" [syn: {insert}, {infix}, {enter}] 7: bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc [syn: {bring out}] 8: as of legislation into a legislative body 9: furnish with a preface [syn: {preface}, {premise}] 10: be a precursor of "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" [syn: {inaugurate}, {usher in}]
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