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introduce

Dictionary definition · introduce

verb

  1. cause to come to know personally"permit me to acquaint you with my son"
  2. bring something new to an environment"A new word processor was introduced"
  3. place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing"Insert your ticket here"
  4. bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment"He brought in a new judge"
  5. bring in or establish in a new place or environment"introduce a rule"
  6. put or introduce into something"insert a picture into the text"
  7. bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.
  8. put before (a body)"introduce legislation"
  9. furnish with a preface or introduction"She always precedes her lectures with a joke"
  10. be a precursor of"The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).