insert
Noun · VerbUS[in-surt]/ˌɪnˈsɝt/2 syllablesalso [in-surt] /ˈɪnˌsɝt/
Open English WordNet
Verb (4)inserts, inserted, inserting
- put or introduce into something“insert a picture into the text”Synonyms: infixenterintroduceMore general attachMore specific implant, plug in, transplant, sandwich, input, cannulate, instill, penetrate
- place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing“Insert your ticket here”Synonyms: encloseinclosestick input inintroduceMore general put, setMore specific slip, feed, plug, catheterize, inject, inoculate, foist, glass, inset, intersperse +1 more
- fit snugly into“insert your ticket into the slot”“tuck your shirttail in”Synonyms: tuckMore general enclose, close in
- insert casually“She slipped in a reference to her own work”Synonyms: slip instick insneak inMore general add, appendMore specific spatchcock
Noun (4)inserts
- a folded section placed between the leaves of another publicationType of section, subdivision
- an artifact that is inserted or is to be insertedSynonyms: insetType of artifact, artefactKinds dickey, dickie
- (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network programSynonyms: cut-inType of break, interruption
- (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a filmSynonyms: cut-inType of break, interruption
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Translations
Verb put in between or into
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In·sert′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Inserted; present participle & verbal noun Inserting.]
Origin: 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. Edward Stillingfleet
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54