introduce
verbUS /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ · /ˌɪntɹəˈdʒuːs/
Etymology From Middle English introducen, from Old French introduire, from Latin intrōdūcō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”) and *dewk-.
1
Of people To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
- Let me introduce you to my friends.
- His unruly hair was slicked down with water, and as Jessamy introduced him to Miss Brindle his face assumed a cherubic innocence which would immediately have aroused the suspicions of anyone who knew him.1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 96:
2
To make (something or someone) known, such as by formal announcement or recommendation.
- The senator plans to introduce the bill in the next session.
- Let me introduce our guest speaker.
1 more example
- In this work, we introduce a comprehensive evaluation of flutter behavior including classical flutter, edgewise vibration, and flutter mode characteristics for two-bladed, downwind rotors.2022, Mayank Chetan, Shulong Yao, and D. Todd Griffith, “Flutter behavior of highly flexible blades for two- and three-bladed wind turbines”, in Wind Energy Science:
3
To add (something) to a system, a mixture, or a container.
- Various pollutants were introduced into the atmosphere.
4
To bring (something) into practice.
- Wheeled transport was introduced long ago.
- In conformity with the decision of the Ministry of Interior, the Kansu-Szechwan Standard Time (same as Chungking Time) has been introduced as the standard time for all the railways.1937, China. Hsing chen yüan. Hsin wen chü (contributor), Macmillan (publisher), “Communications”, in China Handbook, page 240, column 1:
1 more example
- First introduced in Letchworth Garden City in 1909, the roundabout[…]proved so popular in Britain that in the 1960s the Transport Research Laboratory developed a miniature version.2013 October 5, “The widening gyre”, in The Economist, volume 409, number 8856:
- Synonyms
- announce
- Derived terms
- cointroduce, e-troduce, introducee, introducement, introducible, misintroduce, reintroduce, re-introduce