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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INSERT', v.t. [L. insero, insertum; in and sero, to thrust.]
Literally, to thrust in; hence, to set in or among; as, to insert a cion in a stock; to insert a letter, word or passage in a composition; to insert an advertisement or other writing in a paper.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication
2: an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted [syn: insert, inset]
3: (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program [syn: cut-in, insert]
4: (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film [syn: cut-in, insert] v
1: put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text" [syn: insert, infix, enter, introduce]
2: introduce; "Insert your ticket here" [syn: insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce]
3: fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirttail in" [syn: tuck, insert]
4: insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work" [syn: slip in, stick in, sneak in, insert]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb Etymology: Latin insertus, past participle of inserere, from in- + serere to join — more at series Date: 1529 transitive verb 1. to put or thrust in <insert the key in the lock> <insert a spacecraft into orbit> 2. to put or introduce into the body of something ; interpolate <insert a change in a manuscript> 3. to set in and make fast; especially to insert by sewing between two cut edges 4. to place into action (as in a game) <insert a new pitcher> intransitive verb of a muscle to be in attachment to the part to be moved Synonyms: see introduce • inserter noun II. noun Date: circa 1889 something that is inserted or is for insertion; especially written or printed material inserted (as between the leaves of a book)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v.tr. 1 (usu. foll. by in, into, between, etc.) place, fit, or thrust (a thing) into another. 2 (usu. foll. by in, into) introduce (a letter, word, article, advertisement, etc.) into a newspaper etc. 3 (as inserted adj.) Anat. etc. (of a muscle etc.) attached (at a specific point). --n. something inserted, e.g. a loose page in a magazine, a piece of cloth in a garment, a shot in a cinema film. Derivatives: insertable adj. inserter n. Etymology: L inserere (as IN-(2), serere sert- join)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Insert In*sert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inserted; p. pr. & vb. n. Inserting.] [L. insertus, p. p. of inserere to insert; pref. in- in + serere to join, connect. See Series.] To set within something; to put or thrust in; to introduce; to cause to enter, or be included, or contained; as, to insert a scion in a stock; to insert a letter, word, or passage in a composition; to insert an advertisement in a newspaper. These words were very weakly inserted where they will be so liable to misconstruction. --Bp. Stillingfleet.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(inserted) 1. If you insert an object into something, you put the object inside it. He took a small key from his pocket and slowly inserted it into the lock... Wait for a couple of minutes with your mouth closed before inserting the thermometer. VERB: V n into n, V n • insertion (insertions) ...the first experiment involving the insertion of a new gene into a human being. N-VAR 2. If you insert a comment into a piece of writing or a speech, you include it. They joined with the monarchists to insert a clause calling for a popular vote on the issue. VERB: V n, also V n into/in n • insertion He recorded an item for insertion in the programme. N-VAR 3. 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. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Set in, place in, put in.

Moby Thesaurus

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