One entry found for introduce.

Entry Word: introduce
Function: verb
Text: 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
2 to present or bring forward for discussion <the moderator introduced a new topic for the debate>
Synonyms bring up, broach, moot, 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> -- see FOUND
4 to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to <introduced everyone to the new phone system> -- see ACQUAINT 1
5 to put among or between others <introduce a new variable to the equation> -- see INSERT