Dictionary definition · introduce
verb
- cause to come to know personally"permit me to acquaint you with my son"
- bring something new to an environment"A new word processor was introduced"
- place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing"Insert your ticket here"
- bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment"He brought in a new judge"
- bring in or establish in a new place or environment"introduce a rule"
- put or introduce into something"insert a picture into the text"
- bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.
- put before (a body)"introduce legislation"
- furnish with a preface or introduction"She always precedes her lectures with a joke"
- 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).