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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,