insert

[verb in-surt; noun in-surt]

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verb (used with object)

to put or place in: to insert a key in a lock.

to introduce or cause to be introduced into the body of something: to insert an extra paragraph in an article.

noun

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.

any small picture, device, etc., surrounded partly or completely by body type.

a paper, circular, etc., placed within the folds of a newspaper or the leaves of a book, periodical, etc.

Movies, Television. a cut-in.

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Origin of insert

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

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in·sert·a·ble, adjectivein·sert·er, nounin·ter·in·sert, verb (used with object)pre·in·sert, verb (used with object)

re·in·sert, verb (used with object)sub·in·sert, verb (used with object)

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Examples from the Web for insert

These tend to arrive when Shuler tempers his impulse to insert himself into the action.
The Twisted History of the Noose|Kevin Canfield|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Klinsmann may also insert Aron Johannsson at some point if the Americans need added juice up front.
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The state likely will lead in the countervailing lawsuits when (insert a horrid disease here) is found to be linked to e-puffing.
Big Tobacco, Not MRSA, Is the Real Problem With E-Cigarettes|Kent Sepkowitz|May 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Insert your own cognitive disabilities from head-butting in the House of Representatives joke.
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How many times has a friend or coworker insisted that You.Have.To.See [Insert Critically Acclaimed Series Here]?
‘True Detective’ Review: You Have to Watch HBO’s Revolutionary Crime Classic|Andrew Romano|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Insert your toe in the stirrup, just as it hangs, using your right hand if necessary.
Patroclus and Penelope|Theodore Ayrault Dodge
Many of the fibers, nevertheless, insert on the proximal edge of the patella.
Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae|William B. Stallcup
Though the remainder of the reminiscences somewhat anticipate the course of our story, it is perhaps as well to insert it here.
From Canal Boy to President|Horatio Alger, Jr.
Finishing—Sew up seams at underarm and sleeve seams, insert sleeves into arm holes, having seams meet at underarm.
Juvenile Styles, Volume 4|Mary Hoyer
Then, satisfied as to this, he quietly mounted it till he could insert his hand into the aperture.
The Devil-Tree of El Dorado|Frank Aubrey

British Dictionary definitions for insert

insert

verb (ɪnˈsɜːt) (tr)

to put in or between; introduce

to introduce, as into text, such as a newspaper; interpolate

noun (ˈɪnsɜːt)

something inserted

a folded section placed in another for binding in with a book
a printed sheet, esp one bearing advertising, placed loose between the leaves of a book, periodical, etc

another word for cut in (def. 6)

Derived Formsinsertable, adjectiveinserter, noun

Word Origin for insert

C16: from Latin inserere to plant in, ingraft, from in- ² + serere to join

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Word Origin and History for insert

insert

"to set in, put or place in," 1520s, from insert, past participle of Middle English inseren "to set in place, to graft, to introduce (into the mind)" (late 14c.), from Latin inserere "to put in, implant," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + serere "join together" (see series). Related: Inserted; inserting. The noun meaning "something inserted" is from 1893.

insert

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noun

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insert

verb (ɪnˈsɜːt) (tr)

noun (ˈɪnsɜːt)

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