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inject - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To force or drive (a fluid) into something.
- transitive verb To introduce (a drug or vaccine, for example) into a body part, especially by means of a syringe.
- transitive verb To treat by means of injection.
- transitive verb To introduce into conversation or consideration.
- transitive verb To place into circulation.
- transitive verb To place into an orbit or trajectory.
- transitive verb Physics To cause (a beam of particles, for example) to strike a target.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To throw in; cause to pass in by impulsion or driving force, as a fluid into a passage or cavity: as, to
inject medicine by means of a syringe; to inject cold water into a steam-condenser. - To treat by injection; charge with an impelled fluid.
- Figuratively, to introduce arbitrarily or inappropriately; insert out of place or unseasonably; lug in: as, to
inject a polemical argument into a prayer. - To cast or throw in general.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To throw in; to dart in; to force in
- transitive verb Fig.: To throw; to offer; to propose; to instill.
- transitive verb rare To cast or throw; -- with
on . - transitive verb (Anat.) To fill (a vessel, cavity, or tissue) with a fluid or other substance.
- transitive verb to add in; to insert; to interject; ; to
inject humor into a tense situation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
push orpump (something, especially fluids) into acavity orpassage . - verb transitive To
introduce (something) suddenly or violently. - verb transitive To administer an
injection to (someone), especially of medicine or drugs. - verb intransitive To take or be administered something by means of injection, especially medicine or drugs.
- verb transitive, computing To introduce (
code ) into an existingprogram or its memory space, often without tight integration and sometimes through a securityvulnerability .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
- verb to insert between other elements
- verb to introduce (a new aspect or element)
- verb feed intravenously
- verb take by injection
- verb give an injection to
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin inicere, iniect-, to throw in : in-, in; see in– + iacere, to throw; see yē- in Indo-European roots.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From the participle stem of Latin iniciō ("I throw in"), from in- + iaceō ("I throw").
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Examples
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Let the in-fightin 'inject fuel and foment a lot of fiery exchanges and don't forget the Blue Dog Dems for one second.
Democrats splinter in contentious health care reform debate 2009
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Could you, in short, inject some conflict into every page of the scene?
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We generate documents and their tags based on data distributions, and then again inject spam tags.
Updated Edition: Combating Spam in Tagging Systems: An Evaluation « ResourceShelf 2007
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I am also ashamed of my other nationality's record with the death penalty, I was part of a DC based charity that provided witnesses to executions, even lethal inject is unpleasant.
Priestly Castes and Political Exclusion Newmania 2007
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Leave it to the entertainers to once again inject controversy into a telecast of a Super Bowl.
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Could you, in short, inject some conflict into every page of the scene?
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Could you, in short, inject some conflict into every page of the scene?
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When you think of the word inject, you probably think of a doctor inserting forcing a needle into someone's arm.
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When you think of the word inject, you probably think of a doctor inserting forcing a needle into someone's arm.
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When you think of the word inject, you probably think of a doctor inserting forcing a needle into someone's arm.
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synonyms (60)
Words with the same meaning
- animate
- bathe
- brew
- bring in
- douche
- drench
- drive in
- drouk
- ease in
- embue
- enliven
- exhilarate
- fire
- flush
- force in
- imbrue
- imbue
- impregnate
- infect
- infiltrate
- inform
- infuse
- inoculate
- insert
- insinuate
- inspire
- inspirit
- instill
- interject
- introduce
- intromit
- lave
- leach
- lixiviate
- macerate
- offer
- percolate
- perfuse
- permeate
- pop in
- propose
- put in
- rinse
- saturate
- seethe
- set in
- slip in
- soak
- sodden
- sop
- souse
- spirit
- spirit up
- steep
- stick in
- throw in
- tuck in
- wash
- waterlog
- whip in
hypernyms (13)
Words that are more generic or abstract
same context (25)
Words that are found in similar contexts
relateds (2)
relateds
cross-references (1)
Cross-references
rhymes (62)
Words with the same terminal sound
- Brecht
- Hecht
- Select
- affect
- bedecked
- checked
- collect
- confect
- connect
- correct
- decked
- defect
- deflect
- deject
- detect
- direct
- disaffect
- disconnect
- disinfect
- disrespect
- dissect
- effect
- eject
- elect
- erect
- expect
- fecht
- incorrect
- indirect
- infect
- inspect
- interconnect
- interject
- intersect
- misdirect
- necked
- neglect
- nondirect
- object
- overprotect
- perfect
- project
- protect
- rechecked
- recollect
- reconnect
- redirect
- reelect
- reflect
- reinspect
- reject
- respect
- resurrect
- sect
- select
- specht
- subject
- suspect
- trekked
- unchecked
- wecht
- wrecked
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