introduce

introduce

verb

Definition of INTRODUCE

1

to make (one person) known (to another) socially <a friend introduced him to the woman who later became his wife>

Synonyms acquaint, present

Related Words address, greet, hail, meet; reacquaint, reintroduce

2

to present or bring forward for discussion <after about 20 minutes the moderator introduced a new topic for the debate>

Synonyms bring up, broach, moot, place, raise

Related Words allude (to), cite, mention, name, refer (to); offer, propose, suggest; air, express, speak (of), talk (about), vent, ventilate; interject, interrupt; debate, discuss, thrash (out or over)

Near Antonyms censor, hush (up), quiet, silence, suppress

3

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of <Luther Burbank introduced the idea of plant breeding, developing over 800 new varieties of fruits, vegetables, grains, and grasses>

Synonyms begin, constitute, establish, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, plant, set up, start

Related Words author, father, originate; conceive, concoct, contrive, cook (up), create, devise, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture, produce, think (up); construct, put up; develop, enlarge, expand; endow, finance, fund, subsidize; arrange, organize, systematize, systemize; refound, reinitiate, reinstitute, relaunch

Near Antonyms abolish, annihilate, annul, nullify; end, finish, halt, stop, terminate; round (off or out), wind up, wrap up

Antonyms close (down), phase out, shut (up)

4

to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to <introduced everyone to the company's new phone system>

Synonyms accustom, familiarize, initiate, introduce, orient, orientate

Related Words habituate, wont; apprise, brief, clue (in), fill in, inform; educate, enlighten, ground, instruct, school, train, verse; expose, present, subject; advise, tell, tip (off), warn, wise (up); reacquaint

5

to put among or between others <introduce a new variable to the equation>

Synonyms edge in, fit (in or into), inject, insinuate, intercalate, interject, interpolate, interpose, intersperse, introduce, sandwich (in or between), work in

Related Words cut in, inlay, inset, install; interfile, interline, lard, weave; cram, shove, thrust, wedge; add, append, attach

Near Antonyms eject, eliminate, exclude, expel, extract, withdraw; deduct, detach, subtract; reject