"e-troduce" meaning in English

See e-troduce in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: e-troduces [present, singular, third-person], e-troducing [participle, present], e-troduced [participle, past], e-troduced [past]
Etymology: Blend of e- + introduce. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|e-|introduce|id1=digital}} Blend of e- + introduce Head templates: {{en-verb|nolink=1}} e-troduce (third-person singular simple present e-troduces, present participle e-troducing, simple past and past participle e-troduced)
  1. (transitive, informal) To introduce (people to each other) by means of computer communication. Tags: informal, transitive Related terms: e-introduction

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