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1 definition 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.
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