introductiveadj.

/ɪntrəʊˈdʌktɪv/

Etymology: < Latin type *intrōductīvus , < participial stem of intrōdūcĕre to introduce v. (see -ive suffix): perhaps after French introductif, -ive (1520 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

= introductory adj. and n.

1. Serving to introduce or bring in; causing or promoting the introduction of something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > introduction or bringing in > [adjective]

introduct?a1475

introductory1605

insititious1639

invecteda1641

introductive1659

non-native1855

introduced1884

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adjective] > bringing into use

introductive1659

1659 J. Arrowsmith Armilla Catechetica 321 Paul..shews how introductive it is of all the rest.

1662 W. Petty Treat. Taxes (1769) 15 I pitch upon all these particulars..as introductive of new trades into England.

1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. i. 126 Laws, when prudently framed, are by no means subversive but rather introductive of liberty.

1861 W. S. Perry Hist. Church Eng. I. vi. 257 They [tithes] were only declarative of a divine, and not merely introductive of a human right.

2. Leading on to something that follows.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > preliminary or introductory

preparatory1442

proemial1447

isagogicala1529

liminary1603

inducing1605

prelusive1605

preambling1608

prefatory?c1622

ushering1628

preambulary1630

inductory1632

introductive1638

prelusory1638

preambulous1646

preambular1647

preludial1647

preliminary1650

prefacive1651

preludious1651

introitory1652

prodromous1652

introductory1660

superliminary1675

exordiala1682

prodrome1682

prodromal1716

premisory1844

prefatiala1848

inductive1868

prolusory1868

inleading1889

prodromic1891

1638 J. Penkethman Artachthos sig. I The course of penning introductive Preambles.

1644 W. Prynne & C. Walker True Relation Prosecution N. Fiennes 28 The three first Articles, being but introductive to the impeachment.

1668 J. Howe Blessedness of Righteous Disc. (1825) 189 This is a counsel leading and introductive to the rest.

1843 J. Clason Serm. x. 172 The judgment seat to which he knows death to be introductive.

Derivatives

introˈductively adv. in a manner serving to introduce.

ΚΠ

1856 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	introductive
释义	introductiveadj. /ɪntrəʊˈdʌktɪv/ Etymology: < Latin type intrōductīvus , < participial stem of intrōdūcĕre* to introduce v. (see -ive suffix): perhaps after French introductif, -ive (1520 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). = introductory adj. and n. 1. Serving to introduce or bring in; causing or promoting the introduction of something. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > introduction or bringing in > [adjective] introduct?a1475 introductory1605 insititious1639 invecteda1641 introductive1659 non-native1855 introduced1884 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adjective] > bringing into use introductive1659 1659 J. Arrowsmith Armilla Catechetica 321 Paul..shews how introductive it is of all the rest. 1662 W. Petty Treat. Taxes (1769) 15 I pitch upon all these particulars..as introductive of new trades into England. 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. i. 126 Laws, when prudently framed, are by no means subversive but rather introductive of liberty. 1861 W. S. Perry Hist. Church Eng. I. vi. 257 They [tithes] were only declarative of a divine, and not merely introductive of a human right. 2. Leading on to something that follows. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > preliminary or introductory preparatory1442 proemial1447 isagogicala1529 liminary1603 inducing1605 prelusive1605 preambling1608 prefatory?c1622 ushering1628 preambulary1630 inductory1632 introductive1638 prelusory1638 preambulous1646 preambular1647 preludial1647 preliminary1650 prefacive1651 preludious1651 introitory1652 prodromous1652 introductory1660 superliminary1675 exordiala1682 prodrome1682 prodromal1716 premisory1844 prefatiala1848 inductive1868 prolusory1868 inleading1889 prodromic1891 1638 J. Penkethman Artachthos sig. I The course of penning introductive Preambles. 1644 W. Prynne & C. Walker True Relation Prosecution N. Fiennes 28 The three first Articles, being but introductive to the impeachment. 1668 J. Howe Blessedness of Righteous Disc. (1825) 189 This is a counsel leading and introductive to the rest. 1843 J. Clason Serm. x. 172 The judgment seat to which he knows death to be introductive. Derivatives introˈductively adv. in a manner serving to introduce. ΚΠ 1856 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1638
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