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Translation

to lead in, to usher in; to introduce, to bring in

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Word origin

Assembled in Esperanto from en- ('in') and konduki ('to lead'), which comes from Latin conducere, itself con- plus ducere ('to lead'). Latin built introducere out of the same pieces in the same order, so English introduce is a sibling rather than a parent.

Origin
Latin
Root
ducere
English cognates
introduce, conduct, duke

Examples

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The guest led us into the large room.

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The school brought in a new rule about clothing.

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That article introduces a new idea.

A genuine affix build: - plus , lead-in. It covers leading a body into a room and bringing a practice, a law or a topic into use. What it does not cover is the social introduction, presenting one person to another: that is , and is a small comic disaster. The noun is the introduction at the front of a book.

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This word is taught in chapter 18, lesson 1: enkonduki, deteni, inĝeniero and 7 more words.