Antonyms for insert

Grammar : Verb

Spell : verb in-surt; noun in-surt

Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪnˈsɜrt; noun ˈɪn sɜrt

Definition of insert

Origin : "to set in, put or place in," 1520s, from insert, past participle of Middle English inseren "to set in place, to graft, to introduce (into the mind)" (late 14c.), from Latin inserere "to put in, implant," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + serere "join together" (see series). Related: Inserted; inserting. The noun meaning "something inserted" is from 1893.

verb put, tuck in

Example sentences :

After the word "played," in the fifth line, insert the words, "if it is ever played at all."
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 17, July 23, 1870 » by Various

Now bore a hole in the other end, in which insert the thread.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 3, April 16, 1870 » by Various

She had managed to insert it in the door, hoping that Kay would find it.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various

The result of his observations I shall also insert in the Appendix.
Extract from : « Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air » by Joseph Priestley

We have to insert its thin edge at a comma, or else keep still.
Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray

It is too long to insert; but the lines at the conclusion are very like the man.
Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. » by Various

But it is not at the end of a chapter I can presume to insert his Lordship's correspondence.
Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever

Insert a clause upon postboys, sir, and I 'll second the measure.
Extract from : « The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) » by Charles James Lever

In vain did the moose attempt to insert his head between the trees.
Extract from : « Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys » by Silas K. Boone

A copy of the Lecour petition to insert the titles into the contract of marriage.
Extract from : « The False Chevalier » by William Douw Lighthall

Synonyms for insert

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