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Meaning of 'inject' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inject [ 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.
- Fig.: To throw; to offer; to propose; to instill.
- To cast or throw; -- with on.
- To fill (a vessel, cavity, or tissue) with a fluid or other substance; as, to inject the blood vessels.

Meaning of 'inject' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inject [ v]
Meaning (1):
- to introduce (a new aspect or element)
Example in sentence:
  • He injected new life into the performance
Meaning (2):
- take by injection
Example in sentence:
  • inject heroin
Meaning (3):
- force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
Example in sentence:
  • inject hydrogen into the balloon
Meaning (4):
- to insert between other elements
Example in sentence:
  • She interjected clever remarks
Meaning (5):
- give an injection to
Example in sentence:
  • We injected the glucose into the patient's vein

Nearby Words:

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