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inserts

[v. in-surt; n. in-surt] Origin

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, especially 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.

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Inserts is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

Origin:
1520–30; < Latin insertus past participle of inserere to put in, insert, equivalent to in- in-2 + ser- (stem of serere to link together) + -tus past participle suffix

in·sert·a·ble, adjective
in·sert·er, noun
in·ter·in·sert, verb (used with object)
pre·in·sert, verb (used with object)
re·in·sert, verb (used with object)
EXPAND
sub·in·sert, verb (used with object)
COLLAPSE
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insert
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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