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inset

verb
/ˈɪnsɛt/

Etymology

From Middle English insetten, from Old English insettan (“to set in, institute, appoint”), equivalent to in- + set. Cognate with Dutch inzetten (“to insert, set in”), Low German insetten (“to set in”), German einsetzen (“to insert, employ”), Danish indsætte (“to insert”), Swedish insätta (“to inset, induct, institute”), Icelandic innsetja (“to install”).

  1. inherited from insettan
  2. inherited from insetten

Definitions

  1. To set in

    To set in; infix or implant.

  2. To insert something.

  3. To add an inset to something.

  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. A smaller thing set into a larger thing, such as a small picture inside a larger one.

      • The inset of figure 1 shows the geometry of the samples.

    2. Anything inserted.

    3. A small piece of material used to strengthen a garment.

    4. A modular microphone that can be removed from a telephone handset without disassembly.

      • Microphone insets can deteriorate and older examples may produce a permanent frying noise.

    5. An opening partway down a shaft, giving access to the intermediate levels.

    6. Having been inset.

      • the inset diamonds
      • the inset liners

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for inset. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA