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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


in⋅sert⋅a⋅ble, adjective
in⋅sert⋅er, noun
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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

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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