insert


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
insert
verb /ɪnˈsəːt/ 
  • 1 place, fit, or incorporate (something) in something else.

    ■ include (text) in a piece of writing.

    Biology incorporate (a piece of genetic material) into a chromosome.

  • 2 (be inserted) Anatomy & Zoology (of a muscle or other organ) be attached to a part, especially that which is moved.
noun /ˈɪnsəːt/ 
  • 1 a loose page or section in a magazine, typically one carrying an advertisement.
  • 2 an ornamental section of cloth inserted into a garment.
  • 3 a shot inserted in a film or video.
– derivatives
insertable adjective,
inserter noun.
– origin C15: from L. insert-, inserere ‘put in’, from in- ‘into’ + serere ‘to join’.
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