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in·sert [ in súrt ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle in·sert·ed, present participle in·sert·ing, 3rd person present singular in·serts)
Definition:
 
1. place something inside something: to put something inside or into something else
Insert the screws in the holes already drilled.

2. add something to something: to add new material to the body of something, especially a text



noun  (plural in·serts)
Definition:
 
1. advertising supplement in magazine: a supplement in the form of a single sheet or booklet placed inside a magazine or newspaper, usually as advertising

2. added part: a piece of fabric, usually contrasting, that is sewn into a main piece

[15th century. < Latin insert-, past participle of inserere< serere "join"]

in·sert·a·ble adjective
in·sert·er noun
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