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| Main Entry: | introduce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make known; present |
| Synonyms: | acquaint, advance, air, announce, bring out, bring up, broach, come out with, familiarize, fix up, get together, harbinger*, herald, moot, offer, open, originate, precede, preface, propose, recommend, submit, suggest, usher, ventilate, do the honors, get things rolling, give introduction, kick off, knock down, lead into, lead off, open up, pave the way, put forward, set forth, spring with, start ball rolling |
| Antonyms: | close, end, finish, take away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | introduce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin, institute |
| Synonyms: | admit, bring in, commence, enter, establish, found, inaugurate, induct, initiate, install, invent, launch, organize, pioneer, plan, preface, present, set up, start, unveil, bring forward, innovate, kick off*, usher in |
| Antonyms: | close, end, finish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | introduce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add, insert |
| Synonyms: | carry, enter, fill in, freight, import, include, inject, inlay, inlet, insinuate, instill, interject, interpolate, interpose, send, ship, transport, infix, inset, intercalate, put in, throw in, work in |
| Antonyms: | erase, extract, subtract, take away |
| Main Entry: | acquaint |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inform oneself or another about something new |
| Synonyms: | accustom, advise, apprise, bring out, clue, come out with*, disclose, divulge, enlighten, familiarize, fill in, fix up*, get together*, habituate, inform, introduce, notify, post, present, reveal, tell, warn, intro, knock down*, let know, make familiar |
| Antonyms: | conceal, deceive, falsify, hide, hold back, mislead, misrepresent, withhold |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | admit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow entry or use |
| Synonyms: | accept, bless, buy, concede, enter, entertain, grant, harbor, house, initiate, introduce, let, lodge, okay, permit, receive, shelter, sign*, suffer, take, take in, be big on, give access, give the nod, give thumbs up, let in, sign off on |
| Notes: | with admit, the acknowledgment of something being true applies to one's own sphere of conduct, whereas with concede the acknowledgment applies to another's; admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications |
| Antonyms: | debar, deny, dismiss, eject, exclude, expel, oust, refuse, reject, repel, shut |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | promote or propose an idea |
| Synonyms: | adduce, allege, ballyhoo, beat the drum for, benefit, boost, cite, encourage, foster, further, hype*, introduce, offer, plug*, present, proffer, puff*, push, serve, splash, spot, submit, suggest, urge, get ink for, lay forward, make a pitch for, put forward, put on the map, set forth, throw spotlight on |
| Antonyms: | hesitate, stop, withdraw |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | begin |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start |
| Synonyms: | activate, actualize, break the ice*, bring about, bring to pass, cause, commence, create, do, drive, effect, embark on, enter on, enter upon, establish, eventuate, found, generate, go ahead, go into, impel, inaugurate, induce, initiate, instigate, institute, introduce, launch, lead, make, motivate, mount, occasion, open, originate, prepare, produce, set up, trigger, undertake, break ground, get going, give birth to, give impulse, lay foundation for, make active, plunge into, set about, set in motion |
| Antonyms: | complete, conclude, consummate, end, finish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bring out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | draw out |
| Synonyms: | bring to light, emphasize, expose, highlight, introduce, publish, utter |
| Main Entry: | bring up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | initiate, mention in conversation |
| Synonyms: | advance, advert, broach, discuss, introduce, moot, move, offer, point out, propose, raise, refer, submit, tender, ventilate*, allude to, put forward, raise a subject, touch on |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | broach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring up a topic |
| Synonyms: | advance, approach, bring up, interject, interpose, introduce, mention, moot, move, offer, propose, submit, suggest, ventilate*, hint at, open up, raise subject, speak of, talk of, touch on |
| Antonyms: | not mention |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cause |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring into being; bring about |
| Synonyms: | begin, brainstorm*, break in*, break the ice*, breed, bring to pass, come out with*, compel, cook up*, create, dream up*, effect, elicit, engender, evoke, generate, hatch, incite, induce, introduce, kickoff*, kindle, let, make, make up, motivate, muster, occasion, open, originate, precipitate, produce, provoke, revert, secure, work up, be at the bottom of, fire up, get things rolling, give rise to, lead to, result in, sow the seeds, start the ball rolling, think up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come, put into a place |
| Synonyms: | access, arrive, barge in*, break in, butt in*, come in, crack, crawl, creep, drop in, get in, horn in, immigrate, infiltrate, ingress, insert, insinuate, introduce, intrude, invade, penetrate, pierce, probe, slip, sneak, wriggle, blow in*, breeze in, burst in, bust in, crowd in, drive in, fall into, gain entrée, go in, jump in, make an entrance, make way, move in, pass into, pile in, pop in*, rush in, set foot in, work in, worm in |
| Antonyms: | depart, exit, go, leave, withdraw |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | record, list |
| Synonyms: | admit, docket, inject, inscribe, insert, interpolate, introduce, log, note, post, register, take down, intercalate, put in, set down |
| Antonyms: | delete, erase |
| Main Entry: | generate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | produce, create |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, bear, beget, breed, bring about, bring to pass, cause, develop, effect, engender, form, found, get up, hatch, inaugurate, induce, initiate, institute, introduce, make, multiply, muster, occasion, originate, parent, perform, procreate, propagate, provoke, reproduce, set up, spawn, whip up*, work up, give birth to, give rise to |
| Antonyms: | break, destroy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ground |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | base, set; educate |
| Synonyms: | acquaint, bottom, coach, discipline, establish, familiarize, fit, fix, found, indoctrinate, inform, initiate, instruct, introduce, predicate, prepare, prime, qualify, rest, settle, stay, teach, train, tutor |
| Main Entry: | host |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entertain, accommodate |
| Synonyms: | introduce, present, receive, treat, wine and dine*, do the honors, pick up the check, spread oneself, throw a party |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set, dictate |
| Synonyms: | appoint, burden, charge, command, compel, constrain, decree, demand, encroach, enforce, enjoin, establish, exact, fix, foist, force, horn in, inflict, infringe, institute, introduce, intrude, lay, levy, oblige, obtrude, ordain, order, place, prescribe, presume, promulgate, put, require, saddle*, trespass, visit, wish, wreak, wreck, force upon, lade, lay down, lay down the law, move in on, put foot down, read riot act, take advantage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inaugurate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin; install |
| Synonyms: | bow, break in, break the ice*, commence, commission, dedicate, induct, initiate, institute, introduce, invest, jump, launch, make up, open, ordain, originate, set up, start, get things rolling, get under way, instate, kick off*, set in motion, usher in |
| Antonyms: | adjourn, close, end, stop, uninstall |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | include |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contain, involve |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, add, admit, append, bear, build, carry, combine, comprehend, comprise, consist of, constitute, count, cover, embody, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, entail, enter, have, hold, implicate, incorporate, inject, insert, interject, interpolate, introduce, number, receive, subsume, take in, take into account, allow for, be composed of, be made up of, build in, cut in on, make allowance for, make room for, number among, teem with, work in |
| Antonyms: | eliminate, exclude, neglect, reject |
| Main Entry: | induct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take into an organization |
| Synonyms: | conscript, draft, enlist, inaugurate, initiate, install, introduce, invest, recruit, instate, sign on, sign up, swear in |
| Antonyms: | blackball, expel, reject, turn away |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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