—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.
Derivatives:
insertable adj. inserter n.
Etymology: L inserere (as IN-(2), serere sert- join)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.