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Webster 1913 Edition

Introduce

Inˊtro-duce′

,
Verb.
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.
Syn. – To bring in; usher in; insert; begin; preface.

Webster 1828 Edition

Introduce

INTRODU'CE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. introduco; intro, within, and duco, to lead.]
1.
To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher into a place; as, to introduce a person into a drawing room.
2.
To conduct and make known; to bring to be acquainted; as, to introduce a stranger to a person; to introduce a foreign minister to a prince.
3.
To bring something new into notice or practice; as, to introduce a new fashion, or a new remedy for a disease; to introduce an improved mode of tillage.
4.
To bring in; to import; as, to introduce foreign goods.
5.
To produce; to cause to exist; as, to introduce habits into children.
6.
To begin; to open to notice, He introduced the subject with a long preface.
7.
To bring before the public by writing or discourse; as, to introduce one's self to notice or to the public.

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