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insert

  • verb
  • in·sert
  • ĭnsûtʹ

To put in between or into.

Example

“In order to withdraw money from a cash machine, you have to insert your debit card.”

Synonyms

  • enter
  • introduce

Related words

  • diaper insert
  • disinsert
  • insertable
  • insertee
  • inserter
  • insertive
  • insertor
  • outsert
  • preinsert
  • reinsert
  • upsert
  • self-insert

Word history

From Latin "insertus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “insert” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.