insert
[ verb in-surt; noun in-surt ]
/ verb ɪnˈsɜrt; noun ˈɪn sɜrt /
verb (used with object)
to put or place in: to insert a key in a lock.
to introduce or cause to be introduced into the body of something: to insert an extra paragraph in an article.
noun
Origin of insert
1520–30; < Latin
insertus past participle of
inserere to put in, insert, equivalent to
in-
in-2 +
ser- (stem of
serere to link together) +
-tus past participle suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for insert
insert
verb (ɪnˈsɜːt) (tr)
to put in or between; introduce
to introduce, as into text, such as a newspaper; interpolate
noun (ˈɪnsɜːt)
something inserted
- a folded section placed in another for binding in with a book
- a printed sheet, esp one bearing advertising, placed loose between the leaves of a book, periodical, etc
another word for cut in (def. 6)
Derived forms of insert
insertable, adjective inserter, nounWord Origin for insert
C16: from Latin
inserere to plant in, ingraft, from
in- ² +
serere to join