inject

Verb

Synonyms: shoot interject come in interpose put in throw in

WordNet 3.0

Verb (6)

give an injection to“We injected the glucose into the patient's vein”Synonyms: shoot
to introduce (a new aspect or element)“He injected new life into the performance”
force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing“inject hydrogen into the balloon”Synonyms: shoot
take by injection“inject heroin”
feed intravenously
to insert between other elements“She interjected clever remarks”Synonyms: interject come in interpose put in throw in

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]