in·sert
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| 1. | to put or place in: to insert a key in a lock. |
| 2. | to introduce or cause to be introduced into the body of something: to insert an extra paragraph in an article. |
| 3. | something inserted or to be inserted. |
| 4. | an extra leaf or section, printed independently, for binding or tipping into a book or periodical, esp. a leaf or section consisting of an illustration or advertisement printed on different paper. |
| 5. | any small picture, device, etc., surrounded partly or completely by body type. |
| 6. | a paper, circular, etc., placed within the folds of a newspaper or the leaves of a book, periodical, etc. |
| 7. | Movies, Television. a cut-in. |
[Origin: 1520–30; < L insertus ptp. of inserere to put in, insert, equiv. to in- in-2 + ser- (s. of serere to link together) + -tus ptp. suffix
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in·sert·a·ble, adjective
in·sert·er, noun
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tr.v. in·sert·ed, in·sert·ing, in·serts
n. (ĭn'sûrt') Something inserted or intended for insertion, as a picture or chart into written material. [Latin īnserere, īnsert- : in-, in; see in-2 + serere, to join; see ser-2 in Indo-European roots.] in·sert'er n. |
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insert (v.)
1529, from pp. of M.E. inseren, from L. inserere "to put in," from in- "in" + serere "join together" (see series). The noun meaning "something inserted" is from 1893.
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noun | |
| 1. | a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication |
| 2. | an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted |
| 3. | (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program [syn: cut-in] |
| 4. | (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film [syn: cut-in] |
verb | |
| 1. | put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text" |
| 2. | introduce; "Insert your ticket here" |
| 3. | fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirttail in" [syn: tuck] |
| 4. | insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work" [syn: slip in] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
insert [inˈsəːt] verb
to put or place (something) in
Example: He inserted the money in the parking meter; An extra chapter has been inserted into the book; They inserted the announcement in the newspaper.
Example: He inserted the money in the parking meter; An extra chapter has been inserted into the book; They inserted the announcement in the newspaper.
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Insert
In*sert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inserted; p. pr. & vb. n. Inserting.] [L. insertus, p. p. of inserere to insert; pref. in- in + serere to join, connect. See Series.] To set within something; to put or thrust in; to introduce; to cause to enter, or be included, or contained; as, to insert a scion in a stock; to insert a letter, word, or passage in a composition; to insert an advertisement in a newspaper. These words were very weakly inserted where they will be so liable to misconstruction. --Bp. Stillingfleet.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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