̘. ̈n.ˈɪnsət v. & n. --v.tr. 1 (usu. foll. by
in,
into,
between, etc.)
place, fit, or
thrust (a thing) into
another. 2 (usu. foll. by in, into)
introduce (a
letter,
word,
article,
advertisement, etc.) into a
newspaper etc. 3 (as inserted adj.) Anat. etc. (of a
muscle etc.) attached (at a
specific point). --n.
something inserted, e.g. a
loose page in a
magazine, a
piece of
cloth in a
garment, a shot in a
cinema film. øøinsertable adj. inserter n. [L inserere (as
IN-(2), serere sertjoin)]