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   verb

   • 1. place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing, especially with care: "a steel rod was inserted into the small hole" Similar putplacepresspushthrustslidesliploadfitpositionslotlodgeinstalldrivewedgeworktuckinformal:popstickshovebungjamOpposite take outextract
   • ▪ add (text) to a piece of writing: "he immediately inserted a clause into later contracts" Similar enterputintroduceincorporateinterpolateinterposeinterjectinsetinfixbuildOpposite remove
   • ▪ place (a spacecraft or satellite) into an orbit or trajectory: "he inserted the ship into equatorial orbit"
   • ▪ incorporate (a piece of genetic material) into a chromosome: "the viral DNA is inserted into the host genome"
   • 2. (of a muscle or other organ) be attached to a part, especially that which is moved: "the muscle that raises the wing is inserted on the dorsal surface of the humerus"

   noun

   • 1. a loose page or section, typically one carrying an advertisement, in a magazine or other publication.
   • 2. an ornamental section of cloth or needlework inserted into the plain material of a garment.
   • 3. a shot inserted into a movie or video.

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘include (text) in a piece of writing’): from Latin insert- ‘put in’, from the verb inserere, from in- ‘into’ + serere ‘to join’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. insertable adjective
   • 2. inserter noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word insert as a verb and a noun. Insert can mean to put or introduce something into something else, or something that is put or introduced into something else.

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   INSERT definition: 1. to put something inside something else: 2. to add writing to a text, form, etc.: 3. to put a…. Learn more.

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   When you insert something or someone, you put it into something else. You could insert yourself into a conversation, or you could insert a comma into the sentence you just wrote.

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the verb and noun insert, which means to put or place something in or introduce something into something else. Find out the origin, synonyms, and related words of insert.

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   An insert is something that is inserted somewhere, especially an advertisement on a piece of paper that is placed between the pages of a book or magazine.

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   Learn how to use the verb insert to put something into something else or between two things. See pictures, pronunciation, grammar, synonyms and more.

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the word insert, a verb that means to put or place something in or between something else. Find synonyms, related terms, translations and examples of insert in different contexts.