introduce
To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
Verb 4 meanings
To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
“Let me introduce you to my friends.”
To make (something or someone) known, such as by formal announcement or recommendation.
“The senator plans to introduce the bill in the next session.”
To add (something) to a system, a mixture, or a container.
“Various pollutants were introduced into the atmosphere.”
To bring (something) into practice.
“Wheeled transport was introduced long ago.”
Etymology
From Middle English introducen, from Old French introduire, from Latin intrōdūcō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”) and *dewk-.
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INTRODUCE at a glance
INTRODUCE has 9 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (I 1 + N 1 + T 1 + R 1 + O 1 + D 2 + U 1 + C 3 + E 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,747 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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