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Definition of inset verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

inset

verb
 
/ˈɪnset/
 
/ˈɪnset/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they inset
 
/ˈɪnset/
 
/ˈɪnset/
he / she / it insets
 
/ˈɪnsets/
 
/ˈɪnsets/
past simple inset
 
/ˈɪnset/
 
/ˈɪnset/
past participle inset
 
/ˈɪnset/
 
/ˈɪnset/
-ing form insetting
 
/ˈɪnsetɪŋ/
 
/ˈɪnsetɪŋ/
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  1. [usually passive] to fix something into the surface of something else, especially as a decoration
    • A is inset (with B) The tables were inset with ceramic tiles.
    • B is inset (into A) Ceramic tiles were inset into the tables.
  2. inset something (into something) to put a small picture, map, etc. inside the borders of a bigger one
See inset in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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