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

1. transitive verb. To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room.
2. transitive verb. To put (something into a place); to insert; as, to introduce the finger, or a probe.
3. transitive 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.
4. transitive verb. To bring into notice, practice, cultivation, or use; as, to introduce a new fashion, method, or plant.
5. transitive verb. To produce; to cause to exist; to induce.
6. transitive verb. To open to notice; to begin; to present; as, he introduced the subject with a long preface.
7. verb. introduce

   "Insert your ticket here"

   Synonyms: enclose, inclose, insert

8. verb. be a precursor of

   "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"

   Synonyms: inaugurate

9. verb. put before (a body)

   "introduce legislation"

10. verb. cause to come to know personally

    "permit me to acquaint you with my son"

    "introduce the new neighbors to the community"

    Synonyms: acquaint, present

11. verb. 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"

    Synonyms: precede, preface, premise

12. verb. bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.
13. verb. put or introduce into something

    "insert a picture into the text"

    Synonyms: enter, infix, insert

14. verb. bring in or establish in a new place or environment

    "introduce a rule"

    "introduce exotic fruits"

15. verb. bring something new to an environment

    "A new word processor was introduced"

    Synonyms: innovate

16. verb. bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment

    "He brought in a new judge"

    "The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor"

Synonyms

enclose, inclose, insert, inaugurate, acquaint, present, precede, preface, premise, enter, infix, innovate

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in introduce:

reduction

Common word forms

introduced, introducer, introduces, introducing, introducement

Words from these letters

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