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insert - an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted |
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inset |
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artefact,
artifact a man-made object taken as a whole
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dickey,
dickie,
dicky,
shirtfront a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt
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insert - a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication |
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section,
subdivision one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"
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insert - introduce; "Insert your ticket here" |
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enclose,
inclose,
introduce |
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lay,
place,
pose,
position,
put,
set put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
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plug insert as a plug; "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle"
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plug insert as a plug; "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle"
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inoculate impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune
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inset set or place in
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glass put in a glass container
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catheterise,
catheterize insert a catheter into (a body part); "catheterize the patient's bladder"
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cup treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
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interlard,
intersperse introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
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feed,
feed in introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor"
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slip insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"
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foist insert surreptitiously or without warrant
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inject,
shoot give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"
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insert - put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text" |
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infix,
enter,
introduce |
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attach be attached; be in contact with
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connect,
plug in,
plug into join for the purpose of communication; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?"
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penetrate come to understand
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cannulate,
cannulise,
cannulize,
canulate,
intubate introduce a cannula or tube into; "Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck"
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input enter (data or a program) into a computer
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instil,
instill enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye"
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embed,
engraft,
imbed,
implant,
plant attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war; "The young reporter was embedded with the Third Division"
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sandwich insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects; "She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men"
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graft,
transplant cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree"
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