| VERB | communication | introduce, present, acquaint | cause to come to know personally |
|---|---|---|---|
| creation | introduce, innovate | bring something new to an environment / environment | |
| change | introduce, insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in | introduce | |
| motion | introduce, bring in | bring in a new person or object into a familiar / familiar environment | |
| creation | introduce | bring in or establish in a new place or environment | |
| contact | introduce, insert, infix, enter | put or introduce into something | |
| communication | introduce, bring out | bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc. | |
| cognition | introduce | put before (a body) | |
| communication | introduce, precede, preface, premise | furnish with a preface or introduction | |
| change | introduce, inaugurate, usher in | be a precursor of |
| Sounds | ih.ntrahduw's; ih.ntrowduw's | |
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| Rhymes | abstruse ... Zeus: 40 rhymes with uws... | |
| Meaning | Cause to come to know personally. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Example | "introduce the new neighbors to the community" | |
| Synonyms | present, acquaint | |
| Narrower | introduce, bring out | Bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc. |
| present | formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc. | |
| reintroduce, re-introduce | introduce anew | |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
| Similar to | familiarize, familiarise, acquaint | make familiar or conversant with |
| Spanish | informar, introducir, presentar | |
| Catalan | presentar | |
| Nouns | introduction | formally making a person known to another or to the public |
| Meaning | Bring something new to an environment / environment. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "A new word processor was introduced" | |
| Synonym | innovate | |
| Narrower | debut | Present for the first time to the public |
| phase in | introduce gradually | |
| pioneer, open up | open up an area or prepare a way / way | |
| Broader | initiate, pioneer | Take the lead or initiative in |
| Spanish | innovar, introducir | |
| Catalan | innovar | |
| Meaning | introduce. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in | |
| Narrower | catheterize, catheterise | insert a catheter into (a body part) |
| cup | put into a cup | |
| feed, feed in | introduce continuously | |
| foist | insert surreptitiously or without warrant | |
| glass | put in a glass container | |
| inject, shoot | Force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing | |
| inoculate | introduce a microorganism into | |
| inset | set or place in | |
| intersperse, interlard | introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions | |
| plug | Insert as a plug | |
| plug | Insert a plug into | |
| plug | Replace the center of a coin with a baser metal | |
| slip | insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly | |
| Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
| Spanish | incluír, insertar, introducir, meter, poner | |
| Catalan | inserir, introduir | |
| Nouns | introduction | the act of putting one thing into another |
| Meaning | bring in a new person or object into a familiar / familiar environment. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor" | |
| Synonym | bring in | |
| Narrower | immigrate | introduce or send as immigrants |
| insinuate | introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner | |
| track | carry on the feet and deposit | |
| Spanish | introducir, presentar | |
| Catalan | presentar | |
| Meaning | bring in or establish in a new place or environment. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Narrower | interpose | introduce |
| Broader | establish, give | bring about |
| Spanish | introducir | |
| Meaning | put or introduce into something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | insert, infix, enter | |
| Entailed by | plug, stop up, secure | Fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug |
| Narrower | cannulate, cannulize, cannulise, intubate, canulate | introduce a cannula or tube into |
| implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant | Fix or set securely or deeply | |
| input | Enter (data or a program) into a computer | |
| instill, instil | Enter drop by drop | |
| penetrate | insert / insert the penis into the vagina or anus of | |
| plug in, plug into, connect | Plug into an outlet | |
| sandwich | insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects | |
| transplant, graft | place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient | |
| Broader | attach | Cause to be attached |
| Spanish | insertar, introducir | |
| Catalan | inserir | |
| Nouns | introduction | the act of putting one thing into another |
| Meaning | Bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | bring out | |
| Broader | introduce, present, acquaint | Cause to come to know personally |
| Spanish | lanzar, sacar | |
| Meaning | put before (a body). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "introduce legislation" | |
| Broader | project, propose | Present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc. |
| Meaning | Furnish with a preface or introduction. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | precede, preface, premise | |
| Narrower | preamble | make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document |
| prologize, prologuize, prologise | Write or speak a prologue | |
| Broader | state, say, tell | Express in words / words |
| Spanish | anteceder, comenzar, introducer, introducir, preceder | |
| Adjectives | introductory | serving to open or begin |
| introductory | serving as an introduction or preface | |
| Meaning | Be a precursor of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | inaugurate, usher in | |
| Broader | begin, lead off, start, commence | set in motion, cause to start |
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