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(in prescriptions) an injection.[ < L injectio]
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inject — in‧ject [ɪnˈdʒekt] verb [transitive] FINANCE to provide money, ideas, skills etc for an organization or an activity, to make it perform better or to stop it from failing: inject something into something • This was an opportunity to inject some… … Financial and business terms
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.] [1913 Webster] 1. To throw in; to dart in; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inject — [v1] put in, introduce add, drag in, force into, imbue, implant, impregnate, include, infuse, insert, instill, interjaculate, interject, place into, squeeze in, stick in, throw in; concepts 187,208,209 Ant. take out inject [v2] introduce into… … New thesaurus
inject — [in jekt′] vt. [< L injectus, pp. of injicere, to throw, cast, or put in < in , in + jacere, to throw: see JET1] 1. to force or drive (a fluid) into some passage, cavity, or chamber; esp., to introduce or force (a liquid) into some part of… … English World dictionary
inject — I verb drive in, force in, imbed, imbue, implant, impregnate, infix, inrundere, infuse, inoculate, insert, instill, interjaculate, interject, interpolate, interpose, introduce, intromit, pierce, place into, press in, put into, ram in, saturate,… … Law dictionary
inject — (v.) c.1600, from L. iniectus a casting on, throwing over, pp. of inicere to throw in or on, from in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + icere, comb. form of iacere to throw (see JET (Cf. jet) (v.)). Related: Injectable … Etymology dictionary
inject — ► VERB 1) introduce into the body with a syringe. 2) administer a drug or medicine to (a person or animal) with a syringe. 3) introduce or feed under pressure into another substance. 4) introduce (a new or different element). DERIVATIVES… … English terms dictionary
inject */ — UK [ɪnˈdʒekt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms inject : present tense I/you/we/they inject he/she/it injects present participle injecting past tense injected past participle injected 1) to put a drug or another substance into your body through… … English dictionary
inject — in|ject [ ın dʒekt ] verb transitive * 1. ) to put a drug or another substance into your body through the skin, using a needle and a SYRINGE: inject something into someone/something: First they inject the tetanus vaccine into your arm. inject… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
inject — in|ject [ınˈdʒekt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of inicere, from jacere to throw ] 1.) to put liquid, especially a drug, into someone s body by using a special needle inject sth into sb/sth ▪ The drug is injected… … Dictionary of contemporary English
inject — 01. Suzie has diabetes, so she has to [inject] herself with insulin every day. 02. AIDS is often spread by addicts who share needles used for [injecting] drugs. 03. Chris tried to [inject] a little fun and romance into his marriage by taking his… … Grammatical examples in English
