introduce
in.tro.duce \.in-tr*-'d(y)u:s\ vt [L introducere, fr. intro- + ducere to
lead - more at TO]W 1: to lead or bring in esp. for the first time 2a: to
bring into play 2b: to bring into practice or use : INSTITUTE 3: to lead
to or make known by a formal act, announcement, or recommendati on : as 3a:
to cause to be acquainted 3b: to present formally at court or into society
3c: to present or announce formally or officially or by an official readin
g 3d: to make preliminary explanatory or laudatory remarks about 3e: to
bring (as an actor, singer) before the public for the first time 4a: to
put or insert into 4b: to put (an atom or group of atoms) into a molecule
5: to bring to a knowledge of INTERPOSE, INTERJECT: INTRODUCE is a general
term for bringing or placing a thing or person into a group or body already
in existence; INSERT implies putting into a fixed or open space between or
among; INSINUATE implies introducing gradually or by gentle pressure;
INTERPOLATE applies to the inserting of something extraneous or spurious;
INTERCALATE suggests an intrusive inserting of something in an existing
series or sequence; INTERPOSE suggests inserting an obstruction or cause of
delay; INTERJECT implies the introduction of something that breaks in -
in.tro.duc.er n SYN syn INSERT, INSINUATE, INTERPOLATE, INTERCALATE,