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in·sert  (n-sûrt)
tr.v. in·sert·ed, in·sert·ing, in·serts
1. To put or set into, between, or among: inserted the key in the lock. See Synonyms at introduce.
2. To put or introduce into the body of something; interpolate: insert an illustration into a text.
3. To place into an orbit, trajectory, or stream.
n. (nsûrt)
Something inserted or intended for insertion, as a picture or chart into written material.

[Latin nserere, nsert- : in-, in; see in-2 + serere, to join; see ser-2 in Indo-European roots.]

in·serter n.


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We shall leave to the reader to determine with what judgment we have chosen the several occasions for inserting those ornamental parts of our work.
No further noises occurring to frighten him he soon reached the door to Til's house and inserting the key crept noiselessly to the garret room which he had rented from his ill-favored hostess.
In an instant Dunstan darted to that spot, swept away the sand with his whip, and, inserting the thin end of the hook between the bricks, found that they were loose.
 
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