Hypertext Webster Gateway: "introducing"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Introduce \In`tro*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Introduced}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Introducing}.] [L. introducere, introductum;
intro within + ducere to lead. See {Intro-}, and {Duke}.]
1. To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to
introduce a person into a drawing-room.

2. To put (something into a place); to insert; as, to
introduce the finger, or a probe.

3. 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. To bring into notice, practice, cultivation, or use; as,
to introduce a new fashion, method, or plant.

5. To produce; to cause to exist; to induce. [Obs.]

Whosoever introduces habits in children, deserves
the care and attention of their governors. --Locke.

6. To open to notice; to begin; to present; as, he introduced
the subject with a long preface.

Syn: To bring in; usher in; insert; begin; preface.


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