introduce

To introduce is defined as to present, put in, begin or bring in.

(verb)

An example of to introduce is a co-worker meeting your wife for the first time.
An example of to introduce is adding coffee grounds to a compost mixture.
An example of to introduce is to start a speech with an overview of what you are going to be talking about.
An example of to introduce is bringing a friend to your favorite coffee shop.

See introduce in Webster's New World College Dictionary

to lead or bring into a given place or position; conduct in
to put in or within; insert: to introduce an electric wire into a conduit
to bring or add as a new feature into some action, composition, etc.: to introduce a humorous note in a speech
to bring into use, knowledge, or fashion; make popular or common; institute: space science has introduced many new words
☆ to offer (a new product) for sale
1. to make acquainted; present (to another or others or to one another): please introduce me to your friend
2. to present (a person) to society, a court, the general public, etc.
3. to present (a performer) for a public appearance, as on stage or television
4. to give knowledge or experience of: to introduce a freshman to campus life
to bring forward; bring to notice formally: to introduce a bill into Congress
to start; open; begin: to introduce a talk with an anecdote

Origin: L introducere < intro- (see intro-) + ducere, to lead: see duct

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See introduce in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb in·tro·duced, in·tro·duc·ing, in·tro·duc·es

a. To present (someone) by name to another in order to establish an acquaintance.
b. To present (a performer, for example) to the public for the first time.
To bring forward (a plan, for example) for consideration.
To provide (someone) with a beginning knowledge or first experience of something: introduced me to weightlifting.
a. To bring in and establish in a new place or environment: exotic plants that had been introduced from the jungle.
b. To bring into currency, use, or practice; originate: introduced the new product in several test markets; introduced the tango into their circle of friends.
To put inside or into; insert or inject.
To open or begin; preface: introduced the slide show with an orienting talk.