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in·sert (in sʉrt′; for n. in′sʉrt′)

transitive verb

to put or fit (something) into something else; put in; introduce

Etymology: < L insertus, pp. of inserere < in-, in + serere, to join

noun

anything inserted or for insertion; esp., an extra leaf or section inserted, as in a publication

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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