inserted
[ in-sur-tid ]
/ ɪnˈsɜr tɪd /
adjective
Botany.
(especially of the parts of a flower) attached to or growing out of some part.
Anatomy.
having an insertion, as a muscle, tendon, or ligament; attached, as the end of a muscle that moves a bone.
OTHER WORDS FROM inserted
un·in·sert·ed, adjectiveWords nearby inserted
Definition for inserted (2 of 2)
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
OTHER WORDS FROM insert
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British Dictionary definitions for inserted (1 of 2)
inserted
/ (ɪnˈsɜːtɪd) /
adjective
anatomy
(of a muscle) attached to the bone that it moves
botany
(of parts of a plant) growing from another part, as stamens from the corolla
British Dictionary definitions for inserted (2 of 2)
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