introduce | 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 of introduce

acquaint, present

Words Related to introduce

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 of introduce

bring up, broach, moot, place, raise

Words Related to introduce

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 of introduce

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 of introduce

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

Words Related to introduce

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 of introduce

abolish, annihilate, annul, nullify

end, finish, halt, stop, terminate

round (off or out), wind up, wrap up

Antonyms of introduce

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 of introduce

accustom, acquaint, familiarize, initiate, orient, orientate

Words Related to introduce

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 of introduce

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

Words Related to introduce

cut in, inlay, inset, install

interfile, interline, lard, weave

cram, shove, thrust, wedge

add, append, attach

Near Antonyms of introduce

eject, eliminate, exclude, expel, extract, withdraw

Synonyms and Antonyms of introduce

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