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Insert is defined as to put one thing into another.

(verb)

An example of insert is put a card inside an envelope.

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transitive verb

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

Origin: < 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

See insert in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb in·sert·ed, in·sert·ing, in·serts

To put or set into, between, or among: inserted the key in the lock. See Synonyms at introduce.
To put or introduce into the body of something; interpolate: insert an illustration into a text.
To place into an orbit, trajectory, or stream.

noun (ĭnˈsûrtˌ)

Something inserted or intended for insertion, as a picture or chart into written material.

Origin:

Origin: Latin īnserere, īnsert-

Origin: : in-, in; see in-²

Origin: + serere, to join; see ser-² in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

in·sertˈer noun

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