Word Meanings - INTRODUCE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room. 2. To put ; 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

Additional info about word: INTRODUCE

1. To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room. 2. To put ; 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. Whosoever introduces habits in children, deserves the care and attention of their governors. Locke. 6. To open to notice; to begin; to present; as, he introduced the subject with a long preface. Syn. -- To bring in; usher in; insert; begin; preface.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of INTRODUCE)

• Adduce
• Allege
• apply
• cite
• advance
• offer
• introduce
• produce
• add
• import
• name
• mention
• quote
• Embody
• Express
• methodize
• systematize
• codify
• incorporate
• aggregate
• integrate
• compact
• enlist
• combine
• Import
• Introduce
• bring
• Infuse
• Steep
• soak
• water
• instil
• infiltrate
• insinuate
• breathe into
• inspire
• impart
• Insinuate
• insert
• worm
• ingratiate
• intimate
• suggest
• infuse
• hint

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of INTRODUCE)

• Retard
• hinder
• withhold
• withdraw
• recall
• depress
• degrade
• suppress
• oppose
• retreat
• decrease
• Misname
• miscall
• misdesignate
• misindicate
• hint
• suggest
• shadow
• adumbrate
• Air
• dry
• ventilate
• fan
• sun
• aridity
• exsiccate

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