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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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He concluded a long harangue by taking off his funnel-cap, inserting the tube into my gullet, and thus deluging me with an ocean of Kirschenwässer, which he poured, in a continuous flood, from one of the long necked bottles that stood him instead of an arm.

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"I fancy you need a lesson or two in inserting fuses," Sheldon remarked dryly.

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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.

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