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verb (used with object)
1.
to force (a fluid) into a passage, cavity, or tissue: to inject a medicine into the veins.
2.
to introduce (something new or different): to inject humor into a situation.
3.
to introduce arbitrarily or inappropriately; intrude.
4.
to interject (a remark, suggestion, etc.), as into conversation.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin injectus past participle of in(j)icere to throw in, equivalent to in- in-2 + -jec- (combining form of jac- throw) + -tus past participle suffix
1590–1600; < Latin injectus past participle of in(j)icere to throw in, equivalent to in- in-2 + -jec- (combining form of jac- throw) + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
re·in·ject, verb (used with object)
un·in·ject·ed, adjective
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inject.
(in prescriptions) an injection.
Origin:
< Latin injectiō
< Latin injectiō
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Word Origin & History
inject
c.1600, from L. injectus, pp. of injicere "to throw in or on," from in- "in" + -icere, comb. form of jacere "to throw." Injection "forcing a fluid into a body" (with a syringe, etc.) is recorded from 1540s.
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inject in·ject (ĭn-jěkt')
v. in·ject·ed, in·ject·ing, in·jects
To introduce a substance, such as a drug or vaccine, into a body part.
To treat by means of injection.
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