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DictionaryinsertAdding or fitting inside
verb / noun

insert

in-SERT/ɪnˈsɜːrt/

To put something into something else, or a piece put in this way.

She inserts the envelope halfway into the narrow slot.

A woman slides a plain envelope into the narrow slot of a small collection box, with the envelope visibly halfway inside.
Etymology
inLatinin; into
+sertLatinto join together; arrange

Joining something “in” underlies the Latin sense “to graft or implant”: placing something into an existing whole. The English verb uses that same basic image for putting something into or between other things.

In context

Partners in Craft11:58
… definitely have enough space here to insert the elastic of course i did leave little gaps where is my gap oh here's a gap so i can put the elastic in
Hawaiian Muumuu Dress: Refashion

More examples

  • The package included a paper insert.
  • He inserted a fresh battery.
  • They are inserting tabs between the sections.

Forms

insert · inserts · inserted · inserting

Similar words

put
Put is broader than placement inside something.
implant
Implant suggests embedding more deeply or permanently.