insert
[ verb in-surt; noun in-surt ]
/ verb ɪnˈsɜrt; noun ˈɪn sɜrt /
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
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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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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.
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