Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Put or set in.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Bot.) Situated upon, attached to, or growing out of, some part; -- said especially of the parts of the flower.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of insert.

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Examples

  • He has already appropriated the word "freedom," with the word inserted as part of the "O" in his name

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • Prime Minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina announced that her party was not going to delete Bismillah, a term inserted in the Constitution by means of the now illegal 5 th Amendment.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • Figure 4 shows my title inserted into a Writer document.

    Linux.com :: Features 2009

  • For one thing, the cavity into which you are inserted is smaller than it appears on TV.

    Em Are Eye : Bev Vincent 2010

  • The end of the hook was inserted from the outside, and Charley, on the inside, screwed the nut on tightly.

    Charley's Coup 2010

  • From the pure esthetic point of view the old Redfield rings with the screws inserted from the bottom are hard to beat.

    Bases and Rings, and Other Bad Things 2008

  • I would like my name inserted into the Pledge of Allegiance where it said ‘flag’ before.

    Angelina Jolie “The Muppets” Movie 2009

  • The directive is very generic - basically a yes/no check box with my name inserted into the pre-designed template.

    The DNR Code 1 Dinosaur 2008

  • But nope, this was just their update with my name inserted for that personal touch.

    Ann Coulter: The Ugly Reality Lydia Cornell Experienced 2007

  • On October 26, 2000, Ney again inserted remarks about SunCruz into the Congressional record.

    08/11/2005 2005

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