inject

[in·ject]

To inject is to give an injection, or a shot. When your doctor tells you that you need a flu shot, she wants to inject you with a vaccine that will help keep you from getting sick.

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To throw in; to dart in; to force in; as, to inject cold water into a condenser; to inject a medicinal liquid into a cavity of the body; to inject morphine with a hypodermic syringe.

Verb
give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient''s vein"

Verb
to introduce (a new aspect or element); "He injected new life into the performance"

Verb
to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks"

Verb
feed intravenously

Verb
take by injection; "inject heroin"

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Verb
force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon"


v. t.
To throw in; to dart in; to force in; as, to inject cold water into a condenser; to inject a medicinal liquid into a cavity of the body; to inject morphine with a hypodermic syringe.

v. t.
Fig.: To throw; to offer; to propose; to instill.

v. t.
To cast or throw; -- with on.

v. t.
To fill (a vessel, cavity, or tissue) with a fluid or other substance; as, to inject the blood vessels.


Inject

In*ject" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Injected; p. pr. & vb. n. Injecting.] [L. injectus, p. p. of inicere, injicere, to throw in; pref. in- in + jacere to throw: cf. F. injecter. See Jet a shooting forth.] 1. To throw in; to dart in; to force in; as, to inject cold water into a condenser; to inject a medicinal liquid into a cavity of the body; to inject morphine with a hypodermic syringe. 2. Fig.: To throw; to offer; to propose; to instill.
C'91sar also, then hatching tyranny, injected the same scrupulous demurs.
3. To cast or throw; -- with on. [R.]
And mound inject on mound.
4. (Anat.) To fill (a vessel, cavity, or tissue) with a fluid or other substance; as, to inject the blood vessels.

To throw in; to dart in; to force in; as, to inject cold water into a condenser; to inject a medicinal liquid into a cavity of the body; to inject morphine with a hypodermic syringe.

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Usage Examples

It's my first presenting role so I'll be nervous, but it's going to be great fun. I can't wait to sample the food and meet the celebrities. Hopefully I can inject some of my own glamour.

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Other Usage Examples

It is hard to miss the irony in the fact that the very same week that Republicans were publicly heralding Congressman Paul Ryan's plan to inject market forces into the American health care system, they were crafting a budget deal to strip them from the health reform law.

I always wanted to work at 'Take A Break' magazine, you know, just to inject a little bit of politics into their stories. I applied for a job there after I'd done my law degree and didn't even get an interview. I only wrote 'Garnethill' because I didn't get that job!

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