|in.trə|d(y)üs, -rō|d-, in rapid speech |in(t)ə(r)|d- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English introducen to initiate, instruct, from Latin introducere to introduce, from intro- + ducere to lead — more at tow
1.
a. : to lead, bring, conduct, or usher in especially for the first time
introduce a person into a drawing room
introduce European birds into America
b. : to cause to take part or be involved by introducing
the fruits of introducing party men into municipal affairs — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin
2.
a. : to bring into play (as in action or thought)
introduce abuses into court practices
: bring forward in the course of an action or sequence
introduce irrelevancies into the discussion
: add or contribute (as a new element or feature)
introduce new business into a play
introduced amendments to the draft extension bill — Current Biography
introduced a new and mutually beneficial element into crop and livestock husbandry — N.C.Wright
b. : to bring into practice or use : institute
introduce a new fashion in hats
the first officer to introduce gunpowder into the French Army — Edmond Taylor
introduced club cars on certain important business expresses — O.S.Nock
slow to introduce new processes, slow to adopt new inventions — Leo Wolman
3. obsolete : to cause to exist : bring into being
4. : to lead to or make known by a formal act, announcement, or recommendation: as
a. : to cause to be acquainted : cause to know each other personally
introduce two strangers
: make (one person) known to another
introduce the boy to her father
b. : to present formally at court or to society
a party to introduce his daughter to London society
c. : to present or announce formally or officially or by an official reading
introduce a bill to Congress
d. : to make preliminary explanatory or laudatory remarks about (as a performer or act in a show)
a master of ceremonies … to introduce acts on the bill — Current Biography
e.
(1) : to bring (as an actor, singer, or literary character) before the public for the first time (as in a play, a concert, or a novel)
a Hollywood extravaganza introducing a young Broadway star
several excellent mysteries introducing a French detective — A.C.Ward
(2) : to bring (a commercial product) to the attention of the public (as by an advertising campaign)
5. : to lead into or preface
introduces his study with a detailed description and careful evaluation of the publisher materials used in his report — W.H.Voskuil
: start , begin
introduce a subject by a long preface
6.
a. : to put or insert into
introduce a catheter into a vein
some 1800 eggs were introduced into a tiny drop of sea water — W.C.Allee
b. : to put (an atom or group of atoms) into a molecule
7. : to bring to a knowledge of or into intellectual acquaintance with something (as by contact or instruction)
introduce readers to the poet's works
• in·tro·duc·er -sə(r) noun -s