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to inset

to inset

1 7.4
To put something into a space so it sits level with the surface
  • verb
  • /ˈɪnˌsɛt/
translation icon : insertar
  • Her crown looked quite delicate, a kind of lace cap made of hammered gold inset with bright-colored gems.

Examples

  • Jewels have been inset into the dashboard, and the seats are upholstered with gold trim.

    Blog text (32)
  • Then I'm going to inset some diamonds in there because there's diamonds in each one of these.

  • You can tell the difference already, but just with the way the the light, the indicator light is inset on the device.

  • So that's going to be my first main panel and I want this panel to be inset from the outside edges.

  • A clock showing tenths and hundredths of a second is inset into the screen.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Each strip is inset into an 8.5" x 11" page with a white margin for your framing and/or matting pleasure.

    Blog text (29)
  • It was three stories high, concave in shape, inset in a scooped-out hillside, the yard terraced with tons of flagstone.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • New plastic technologies also let skylights incorporate different elements, and Zucker would like to inset into the skylights some leaves and branches to evoke more of a natural feel.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Narrow winding streets, stucco walls inset with doors of many colors, and the signs above the shops with fringed curtains create a neon tangle of Arabic and Roman script.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • A clock showing tenths and hundredths of a second is inset into the screen.

Synonyms

to put in
vsto inset
989 1.7

Place something inside another thing or space

puts items into spaces that specifically fit flush or are embedded
to recess
vsto inset
6 7.4

To make a hollow in a surface so something fits inside

places objects into spaces generally rather than only by making a hollow
to imbed
vsto inset
  • UK
6.0

To put something firmly into a material so it stays there

puts items into spaces so they sit flush rather than deeply fixed
to incuse
vsto inset
  • Specialized
9.9

To press a design into metal so it sits below the surface

places objects into spaces to sit flush rather than cut below surface

Antonyms

1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

How Deep

to embed
88 4.8
to inset
1 7.4
to insert
208 3.5
set
23 3.4
to place
1.0

Surface Forms

inset infinitive
insetting present participle
insets third person singular
inset past
inset past participle

Morphology

inset = set (transparent) = in + set

Locative 'in-' clearly adds the meaning of placing or setting something into another object or surface.

Etymology

Inset comes from the idea of in- ('in') plus set ('to put'), the same idea behind insert. So to inset something is to put it into another thing so it sits inside or is fixed neatly into place.