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That which is interlined; a passage, word, or line inserted between lines already written or printed.

Inserted in the manner of an interlude; having or containing interludes.

To alter or corrupt by the insertion of new or foreign matter; especially, to change, as a book or text, by the insertion of matter that is new, or foreign to the purpose of the author. How strangely Ignatius is mangled and interpolated, you may see by the vast difference of all copies and editions. Bp. Barlow. The Ath…

Inserted in, or added to, the original; introduced; foisted in; changed by the insertion of new or spurious matter.

The act of introducing or inserting anything, especially that which is spurious or foreign.

One who interpolates; esp., one who inserts foreign or spurious matter in genuine writings.

To interpose; to insert or place between. [R.] Cudworth.

The insertion of points between word or sentences; punctuation.

To put in between other things; to insert. [Obs.] Brerewood.

To scatter or set here and there among other things; to insert at intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a book. There, interspersed in lawns and op'ning glades, Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades. Pope.

To put or insert between other strata.

Indicating insertion; as, to infuse more spirit or animation into a composition.

To put (something into a place); to insert; as, to introduce the finger, or a probe.

The act of sending in or of putting in; insertion. South.

To send in or put in; to insert or introduce. Greenhill.

To insert as in a sheath; to pr

To make an inventory of; to make a list, catalogue, or schedule of; to insert or register in an account of goods; as, a merchant inventories his stock. I will give out divers schedules of my beauty; it shall be inventoried, and every particle and utensil labeled. Shak.

To make a written list or account of, as goods to be sent to a consignee; to insert in a priced list; to write or enter in an invoice. Goods, wares, and merchandise imported from Norway, and invoiced in the current dollar of Norway. Madison.

The insertion of one or more clauses between the subject and the verb, in a way that involves or complicates the construction.

A bent piece of iron inserted to strengthen the joints of a wall.