introduce
introduce is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To put (something into a place); to insert; as, to introduce the finger, or a probe.
- 2.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.
- 3.To bring into notice, practice, cultivation, or use; as, to introduce a new fashion, method, or plant.
- 4.To produce; to cause to exist; to induce. [Obs.] Whosoever introduces habits in children, deserves the care and attention of their governors. Locke.
- 5.To open to notice; to begin; to present; as, he introduced the subject with a long preface.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accession
- accompaniment
- accrue
- add
- addition
- adjection
- advance
- advene
- affix
- aforementioned
- aforesaid
- annex
- annexation
- antecedence
- antecedency
- antecedent
- anteposition
- anterior
- anteriority
- append
- augment
- ball
- become
- before
- clap
- come
- coming
- dance
- fashion
- first
- former
- front
- get
- have
- head
- importance
- increase
- increment
- influence
- ingraft
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is introduce.
- What is to put (something into a place); to insert; as, to introduce the finger, or a probe called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is to bring into notice, practice, cultivation, or use; as, to introduce a new fashion, method, or plant called?
- What is to produce; to cause to exist; to induce. [Obs.] Whosoever introduces habits in children, deserves the care and attention of their governors. Locke called?
- What is to open to notice; to begin; to present; as, he introduced the subject with a long preface called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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