DictionarybroachIntroduce a subject
verb

broach

BROHCH/brəʊtʃ/

To bring up a subject for discussion.

She uses the fence photograph to broach the repair issue.

Two panels move from casual coffee to a woman presenting a damaged-fence photograph.
Etymology

A sense of beginning to talk about something became bringing a subject up for discussion.

More examples

  • He waited until dinner to broach the subject.
  • We need to broach the question of costs.

Forms

broach

Similar words

raise
Commonly means introducing an issue.
mention
Can be brief and need not begin a discussion.