a2 |
used to introduce one particular thing or person of a group or kind, but one which is not considered known to the listener. [1/3 definitions] |
acquaint |
to introduce, or to make familiar or accustomed to (usu. fol. by "with"). [1/2 definitions] |
be |
used to introduce a command to act in a specified way, take on a specified characteristic, or to become a specified thing or person. [1/10 definitions] |
bureaucratize |
to manage or control (a government or other large organization) using bureaucratic methods, or to introduce such methods in. |
cotillion |
a formal ball, esp. one given to introduce debutantes. [1/2 definitions] |
daresay |
to take the risk of saying (used to introduce a statement of what one imagines to be true; used only in the first person singular in the present tense). |
diversify |
to give or introduce variety to or into. [1/2 definitions] |
do1 |
used to introduce a question or create a negative statement with "not." [1/13 definitions] |
enter |
to introduce; insert. [1/11 definitions] |
gavage |
forced feeding using a tube to introduce food into the stomach. |
halogenate |
to introduce a halogen into (a compound). [1/2 definitions] |
if |
used to introduce an exclamatory phrase. [1/6 definitions] |
immigrate |
to introduce or bring into a new place as settlers. [1/2 definitions] |
inaugurate |
to start or initiate formally; introduce. [1/3 definitions] |
inductive |
serving to initiate or introduce; introductory. [1/4 definitions] |
industrialize |
to introduce industry into (a country, region, or the like); make industrial. [1/2 definitions] |
infuse |
to introduce or inject, as if by pouring; instill (usu. fol. by "into"). [1/2 definitions] |
initiatory |
serving to begin or introduce; initial; introductory. [1/2 definitions] |
inject |
to introduce (a fluid) or introduce a fluid into (someone or something) by force or pressure, as fuel into an engine cylinder, or a medicine into a muscle or vein. [2 definitions] |
introductory |
serving to introduce. |
intromit |
to allow, cause, or assist to enter; introduce; admit. |