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in⋅sert
[v. in-surt; n. in-surt] 
–verb (used with object)
| 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. |
–noun
| 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
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
Related forms:
in⋅sert⋅a⋅ble, adjective
in⋅sert⋅er, noun
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| in·sert (ĭn-sûrt') tr.v. in·sert·ed, in·sert·ing, in·serts
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
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.
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Language Translation for : insert
Spanish:
insertar,
German:
einfügen,
Japanese:
入れる
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: in·sert
Pronunciation: in-'s&rt
Function: intransitive verb
of a muscle : to be in attachment to the part to be moved
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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