inset

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To set in; infix or implant.
2. (transitive) To insert something.
3. (transitive) To add an inset to something.

Noun

1. A smaller thing set into a larger thing, such as a small picture inside a larger one.
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.
5. An opening partway down a shaft, giving access to the intermediate levels.

Adj

Having been inset.

Synonyms

insert

inlay

embed

gusset

supplement

insertion

addendum

deploy

dispose

embedded

emplace

fix

fort

fund

grubstake

include

inflow

influx

inlaid

inrush

instal

install

invest

lay

locate

marshal

panel

parquet

place

plant

🌱

position

pull-out

put

put in

put up

rank

schnitzel

seat

💺

seed

set up

site

situate

station

🚉

studded

phenocryst

porphyritic crystal

base

clipping

cutlet

cutout

Translations

Einsatz

inserire

inserto

ek

inserito

incastonato

intercalación

riquadro

insérer

introduire

ilâve

ενθέτω

encart

εισροή

ένθεση

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪnsɛt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: insetten

Inherited from Old English: insettan

Cognate with Dutch: inzetten

Cognate with Low German: insetten

Cognate with German: einsetzen

Cognate with Danish: indsætte

Cognate with Swedish: insätta

Cognate with Icelandic: innsetja

In summary

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”).