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VERB (6)

1. give an injection to;
- Example: "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"
[syn: inject, shoot]

2. to introduce (a new aspect or element);
- Example: "He injected new life into the performance"

3. force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing;
- Example: "inject hydrogen into the balloon"
[syn: inject, shoot]

4. take by injection;
- Example: "inject heroin"

5. feed intravenously;

6. to insert between other elements;
- Example: "She interjected clever remarks"
[syn: interject, come in, interpose, put in, throw in, inject]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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; 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To throw; to offer; to propose; to instill. [1913 Webster] C[ae]sar also, then hatching tyranny, injected the same scrupulous demurs. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. To cast or throw; -- with on. [R.] [1913 Webster] And mound inject on mound. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 4. (Anat.) To fill (a vessel, cavity, or tissue) with a fluid or other substance; as, to inject the blood vessels. [1913 Webster] 5. to add in; to insert; to interject; as, to inject a comment into the conversation; to inject humor into a tense situation. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

inject v 1: give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein" [syn: inject, shoot] 2: to introduce (a new aspect or element); "He injected new life into the performance" 3: force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon" [syn: inject, shoot] 4: take by injection; "inject heroin" 5: feed intravenously 6: to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks" [syn: interject, come in, interpose, put in, throw in, inject]