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