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in·sert

(ĭn-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; insert a shim between a door jamb and frame. 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.

4. To put into action: inserted a rookie into the lineup.

n. (ĭn′sûrt′)

Something inserted or intended for insertion, as a picture or chart into written material.

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

in·sert′er n.

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inserted

(ɪnˈsɜːtɪd)

adj

1. (Anatomy) anatomy (of a muscle) attached to the bone that it moves

2. (Botany) botany (of parts of a plant) growing from another part, as stamens from the corolla

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A large stone had served as a wedge; flints and pebbles had been inserted around it, so as to conceal the orifice; this species of masonry had been covered with earth, and grass and weeds had grown there, moss had clung to the stones, myrtle-bushes had taken root, and the old rock seemed fixed to the earth.

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"If no other provisions have been inserted in the document -- or if, being inserted, those other provisions should be discovered to have failed also -- I believe it to be impossible (especially if evidence can be found that the admiral himself considered the Trust binding on him) for the executors to deal with your husband's fortune as legally forming part of Admiral Bartram's estate.

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This restriction implies an admission that, if it were not inserted, the States would possess the power it excludes; and it implies a further admission, that as to all other taxes, the authority of the States remains undiminished.

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I have also inserted portions of several letters written for the New York Tribune and the New York Herald.

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But with the whale, these two sashes are separately inserted, making two distinct windows, but sadly impairing the view.

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He was playing at 'puff the dart,' which is played with a long needle inserted in some worsted, and blown at a target through a tin tube.

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This seemed to me too profound a joke to be inserted in the body of this book or I should have restored it to Conversation Kenge or to Mr.

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He noted, also, the end of fuse, split properly, into which had been inserted the head of a wax match.

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But high above the flying scud and dark-rolling clouds, there floated a little isle of sunlight, from which beamed forth an angel's face; and this bright face shed a distinct spot of radiance upon the ship's tossed deck, something like that silver plate now inserted into the Victory's plank where Nelson fell.