Dictionary Entry
introduce
introduce is a 9-letter English word with 16 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 16 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room.
- 2transitive verb
To put (something into a place); to insert; as, to introduce the finger, or a probe.
- 3transitive verb
To lead to and make known by formal announcement or recommendation; hence, to cause to be acquainted; as, to introduce strangers; to introduce one person to another.
- 4transitive verb
To bring into notice, practice, cultivation, or use; as, to introduce a new fashion, method, or plant.
- 5transitive verb
To produce; to cause to exist; to induce.
- 6transitive verb
To open to notice; to begin; to present; as, he introduced the subject with a long preface.
- 7verb
introduce
"Insert your ticket here"
- 8verb
be a precursor of
"The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"
Synonyms
- 9verb
put before (a body)
"introduce legislation"
- 10verb
cause to come to know personally
"permit me to acquaint you with my son"
"introduce the new neighbors to the community"
- 11verb
furnish with a preface or introduction
"She always precedes her lectures with a joke"
"He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
- 12verb
bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.
- 13verb
put or introduce into something
"insert a picture into the text"
- 14verb
bring in or establish in a new place or environment
"introduce a rule"
"introduce exotic fruits"
- 15verb
bring something new to an environment
"A new word processor was introduced"
Synonyms
- 16verb
bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment
"He brought in a new judge"
"The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor"
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