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insert

in·sert

UK/ˈɪnsɜːt/ US/ˈɪnsɝt/ fairly common informal
verb (4) noun (4)

verb

1.

put or introduce into something

  • “insert a picture into the text”
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2.

introduce

  • “Insert your ticket here”
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3.

fit snugly into

  • “insert your ticket into the slot”
  • “tuck your shirttail in”
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4.

insert casually

  • “She slipped in a reference to her own work”
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noun

1.

a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication

2.

an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted

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3.

(broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program

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4.

(film) a still picture that is inserted and that interrupts the action of a film

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Origin

From Latin insertus, past participle of inserō, from in- + serō (“join, bind together, connect, entwine, interweave”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together, to line up”). Compare exsert.

Phrases

  • bra insert
  • diaper insert
  • insert song
  • nappy insert
  • shoe insert
  • snake insert
  • vinyl insert

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