Dictionary entry details
• INTRODUCE (verb)
Meaning:
Cause to come to know personally
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
acquaint; introduce; present
Context examples:
permit me to acquaint you with my son / introduce the new neighbors to the community
Hypernyms (to "introduce" is one way to...):
inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "introduce"):
reacquaint (acquaint anew)
re-introduce; reintroduce (introduce anew)
present (formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.)
bring out; introduce (bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Meaning:
Bring something new to an environment
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
innovate; introduce
Context example:
A new word processor was introduced
Hypernyms (to "introduce" is one way to...):
initiate; pioneer (take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "introduce"):
debut (present for the first time to the public)
open up; pioneer (open up an area or prepare a way)
phase in (introduce gradually)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Introduce
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
put in; inclose; insert; stick in; introduce; enclose
Context example:
Insert your ticket here
Hypernyms (to "introduce" is one way to...):
lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "introduce"):
inoculate (introduce a microorganism into)
inject; shoot (force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing)
foist (insert surreptitiously or without warrant)
slip (insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly)
feed; feed in (introduce continuously)
interlard; intersperse (introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions)
cup (put into a cup)
catheterise; catheterize (insert a catheter into (a body part))
glass (put in a glass container)
inset (set or place in)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
bring in; introduce
Context examples:
He brought in a new judge / The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "introduce"):
immigrate (introduce or send as immigrants)
track (carry on the feet and deposit)
insinuate (introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Bring in or establish in a new place or environment
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context examples:
introduce a rule / introduce exotic fruits
Hypernyms (to "introduce" is one way to...):
establish; give (bring about)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "introduce"):
interpose (introduce)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Put or introduce into something
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
insert; infix; introduce; enter
Context example:
insert a picture into the text
Hypernyms (to "introduce" is one way to...):
attach (cause to be attached)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "introduce"):
graft; transplant (place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient)
sandwich (insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects)
embed; engraft; imbed; implant; plant (fix or set securely or deeply)
instil; instill (enter drop by drop)
input (enter (data or a program) into a computer)
cannulate; cannulise; cannulize; canulate; intubate (introduce a cannula or tube into)
penetrate (insert the penis into the vagina or anus of)
connect; plug in (plug into an outlet)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
introduce; bring out
Hypernyms (to "introduce" is one way to...):
acquaint; introduce; present (cause to come to know personally)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Put before (a body)
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
introduce legislation
Hypernyms (to "introduce" is one way to...):
project; propose (present for consideration)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Furnish with a preface or introduction
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
preface; premise; precede; introduce
Context examples:
She always precedes her lectures with a joke / He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
Hypernyms (to "introduce" is one way to...):
say; state; tell (express in words)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "introduce"):
prologise; prologize; prologuize (write or speak a prologue)
preamble (make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Be a precursor of
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
usher in; inaugurate; introduce
Context example:
The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period
Hypernyms (to "introduce" is one way to...):
begin; commence; lead off; start (set in motion, cause to start)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
