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   In·sert

   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

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