0 past simple and past participle of pioneer
1 to be one of the first people to do something:
It was universities that pioneered these new industries.
Some of the most creative approaches to measuring human rights have been pioneered by interdisciplinary teams of sociologists, anthropologists, economists, political scientists, statisticians and others.
He also pioneered the use of computer technologies in remote sensing and geographical information systems long before these became used as standard technologies.
The countryside also pioneered the domestication of wild animals and their conversion into private property.
Procedures are also less likely to have industry supporting their introduction, as they are often pioneered by clinicians.
He pioneered the field of shape grammars, opening numerous lines of research in shape computation, design, and aesthetic and stylistic analysis.
At the same time it has pioneered huge strides in exploration and production technology, safety/environmental management and applied geoscience research.
They pioneered the manipulation of individual molecules for useful ends.
Older homelessness is a new area of study, pioneered by the authors.
