Introduce and Name

Introduce

Introduce verb - To present or bring forward for discussion.

Usage example: after about 20 minutes the moderator introduced a new topic for the debate

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Name and introduce are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Name" instead a verb "Introduce".

Nearby Words: introduction, introducing

Name verb - To make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically.

Usage example: I don't want to name anyone in particular, but someone in this room fiddled with my car's radio

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Introduce and name are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Introduce" instead a verb "Name".

Nearby Words: named, nameless, naming

character	introduce character	name character
people	introduce people	name people
member	introduce member	name member
children	introduce children	name children
Other words: band, episode, time, way, characters, game, villain, song, daughter, weapons, songs, members.

Also done by Bond's nephew James Bond Jr., in the cartoon of the same name, who would introduce himself as "Bond, James Bond, Junior."

Source: The Name Is Bond, James Bond
In a common anecdote, a vicar attempting to introduce actress Diana Dors by her real name—Diana Fluck—was so nervous about mispronouncing her name that he introduced her as 'Diana Clunt'.

Source: Freudian Slip
Gramps tries to introduce himself as "Clou-", to which Alba replies that if that's his name, her name is "Aeri-".

Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy Dimensions

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