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in·ject (in jekt′)

transitive verb

  1. to force or drive (a fluid) into some passage, cavity, or chamber; esp., to introduce or force (a liquid) into some part of the body by means of a syringe, hypodermic needle, etc.
  2. to fill by, or subject to, injection
  3. to introduce (a missing feature, quality, etc.) to inject a note of humor into a story
  4. to interject (a remark, opinion, etc.) as into a discussion

Etymology: < L injectus, pp. of injicere, to throw, cast, or put in < in-, in + jacere, to throw: see jet

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inject Synonyms

inject

v.

  1. To introduce with a syringe

    inoculate, vaccinate, shoot, jab, shoot up*, mainline*, skin-pop*; see also vaccinate.

  2. To include

    insert, interject, force into, introduce, place into, impregnate, implant, imbue, instill, interpolate, infuse, stick in, throw in, add; see also include 2.


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inject Usage Examples

Object

  • heroin: People are going out with their dogs, injecting heroin, children are going there to play.

Preposition: through

  • catheter: Dye is injected through the catheter and down the coronary arteries in turn â X-ray pictures are then taken.

Preposition: into

  • bloodstream: Medicines can also be injected directly into the bloodstream.

Modifying Another Word

  • intravenously: Finally, both monkeys were injected intravenously with a compound called MPTP.

Preposition: under

  • skin: A microchip is a tiny computer chip that is injected under the skin of your cat.

Preposition: with

  • vaccine: In a test of the vaccine using mice, animals were injected first with the vaccine, then 10 days later with anthrax toxin.
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