insert
[verb]
Synonyms: enter, embed, implant, introduce, place, put, stick in

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Antonyms: abstract, extract
Contrasted words: detach, disengage
Related Words: interlope, intrude, obtrude, implant, inculcate, instill, admit, enter

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I. in‧sert¹ AC /ɪnˈsɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: insertion, insert; verb: insert]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of inserere, from serere 'to join']

1. to put something inside or into something else
insert something in/into/between something
His hand shook slightly as he inserted the key into the lock.

2. to add something to the middle of a document or piece of writing
insert something in/into/between something
His manager inserted a new clause into his contract.
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II. in‧sert² /ˈɪnsɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: insertion, insert; verb: insert]

1. printed pages that are put inside a newspaper or magazine in order to advertise something:
a six-page insert on computer software

2. something that is designed to be put inside something else:
He wore special inserts in his shoes to make him look taller.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

insert
verb
ADV. carefully, gently
PREP. between The English translation is inserted between the lines of text.
in/into Fine needles are gently inserted into the patient's skin.
through A probe was inserted through his mouth.

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