v.
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ɪnˈsəːt/
- 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.
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(be inserted)
Anatomy & Zoology (of a muscle or other organ) be attached to a part, especially that which is moved.
n.
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ˈɪnsəːt/
- a loose page or section in a magazine, typically one carrying an advertisement.
- an ornamental section of cloth inserted into a garment.
- a shot inserted in a film or video.
Derivative
- insertable adj.
- inserter n.
Etymology
C15: from L. insert-, inserere ‘put in’, from in- ‘into’ + serere ‘to join’.