introduce

in•tro•duce

[[t]ˌɪn trəˈdus, -ˈdyus[/t]] v. t. -duced, -duc•ing

1) to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted

2) to acquaint (two or more persons) with each other personally:

Will you introduce us?[/ex]

3) to present (a person, product, etc.) to a group or to the general public for or as if for the first time by a formal act, announcement, etc.:

to introduce a debutante to society[/ex]

4) to bring (a person) to first knowledge or experience of something:

He introduced me to skiing[/ex]

5) to create, propose, bring into notice, use, etc., for or as if for the first time:

to introduce a new idea[/ex]

6) to present for official consideration or action, as a legislative bill

7) to begin; preface:

to introduce a speech with an anecdote[/ex]

8) to put or place into something for the first time; insert:

to introduce a figure into a design[/ex]

9) to bring in or establish, as something foreign, alien, or not native:

a plant introduced into America[/ex]

10) to present (a speaker, performer, etc.) to an audience

11) to present (a person) at a royal court

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Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < L intrōdūcere to lead in, introduce =intrō- intro-+dūcere to lead; cf. duke in`tro•duc′er, n. in`tro•duc′i•ble, adj. syn: introduce, present mean to bring persons into personal acquaintance with each other, as by announcement of names. introduce is the ordinary term, referring to making persons acquainted who are ostensibly equals: to introduce a friend to one's sister. present, a more formal term, suggests a degree of ceremony in the process, and implies (if only as a matter of compliment) superior dignity, rank, or importance in the person to whom another is presented: to present a visitor to the president.