English Explanatory Dictionary

introduce

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
  2. To make (something or someone) known by formal announcement or recommendation.
  3. To add (something) to a system, a mixture, or a container.
  4. To bring (something) into practice.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪntɹəˈdʒuːs/ /ˌɪntɹəˈdjuːs/ /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ /ˌɪn(t)əɹˈdus/ en-us-introduce.ogg

Word forms

introduce introduces introducing introduced no-table-tags glossary introducest introducedst introduceth interduce

Etymology

From Middle English introducen, from Old French introduire, from Latin intrōdūcō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”) and *dewk-.

Synonyms

give announce

Derived words

cointroduce e-troduce introducee introducement introducible misintroduce reintroduce re-introduce
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