reinsert

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verb

To insert again.

UncommonScrabble 8

Meanings

verbreinsert (third-person singular simple present reinserts, present participle reinserting, simple past and past participle reinserted)

present singular third person reinserts · participle present reinserting · participle past reinserted · past reinserted

  1. transitiveTo insert again.

    The spare intermediate vehicles have been sent north by road to Worksop for store, but will be reinserted into the EMUs when required.

    2019 December 4, Richard Clinnick, “New trains rolled out for December timetable”, in Rail, page 31

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishinsert
  7. Englishreinsert

From re- + insert.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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