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inset

in·set

UK/ˈɪnsɛt/ US/ˈɪˌnsɛt/ uncommon
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one

2.

an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted

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3.

verb

1.

set or place in

Origin

From Middle English insetten, from Old English insettan (“to set in, institute, appoint”), equivalent to in- + set. Cognate with Dutch inzetten (“to insert, set in”), Low German insetten (“to set in”), German einsetzen (“to insert, employ”), Danish indsætte (“to insert”), Swedish insätta (“to inset, induct, institute”), Icelandic innsetja (“to install”).

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