# introduce

Pronunciation: US say "in-truh-DOOS" /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/; UK say "in-truh-DYOOS" /ˌɪntɹəˈdjuːs/

## Verb

1. To bring a new method, rule, or custom into use for the first time.
   - Simple: To start using a new idea, rule, or way of doing things.
   - _Lawmakers want to introduce stricter limits on emissions._
   - _The factory introduced automated assembly lines in the 1980s._
2. To cause one person to become acquainted with another, usually by telling each one the other's name.
   - Simple: To bring two people together so they can meet and learn each other's names.
   - _Could you introduce me to the host before dinner?_
   - _He introduced his fiancée to his parents over the weekend._
3. To make a person or thing known to an audience through a formal announcement or recommendation.
   - Simple: To make a person or thing known to an audience by formally announcing or recommending them.
   - _The chairman rose to introduce the evening's guest of honor._
   - _Critics first introduced the young novelist to a wider public._
4. To bring someone into contact with something for the first time, for example a pastime, a food, or a type of music.
   - Simple: To let someone try or learn about something for the first time, like a sport or a food.
   - _It was her college roommate who introduced her to Indian cooking._
   - _The program aims to introduce young children to classical music through free concerts._
5. To add a substance or element into a system, mixture, or container.
   - Simple: To put a new thing into a system, a mixture, or a container.
   - _Engineers introduce a tracer dye into the pipeline to detect leaks._
   - _The technician introduced a sample of the compound into the chamber._
6. To present a bill, motion, or other proposal formally to a legislature so that it can be taken up for consideration.
   - Simple: To officially offer a new law or plan to a group of lawmakers so they can consider it.
   - _The senator intends to introduce legislation that would cap prescription drug prices._
   - _The bill was introduced in the House last spring and has yet to reach a vote._
7. To raise a topic so that it can be discussed, whether in conversation, in a speech, or in a piece of writing.
   - Simple: To start talking or writing about a subject so that people can discuss it.
   - _Midway through the meeting, the mayor introduced the question of how to pay for the new bridge._
   - _It is often wise to introduce a sensitive subject gently, once everyone has relaxed._

## Origin

The word goes back to Latin intrōdūcō, whose parts trace in the end to Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros ("inner, what is inside") and *dewk- ("to lead"). Old French made it introduire, and Middle English introducen.

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