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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INJECT', v.t. [L. injectus, injicio; in and jacio, to throw.]
1. To throw in; to dart in; as, to inject any thing into the mouth or stomach.
2. To cast or throw on.
--And mound inject on mound.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb Etymology: Latin injectus, past participle of inicere, from in- + jacere to throw — more at jet Date: 1601 1. a. to introduce into something forcefully <inject fuel into an engine> b. to force a fluid into (as for medical purposes) <inject a drug into the bloodstream> 2. to introduce as an element or factor in or into some situation or subject <condemning any attempt to inject religious bigotry into the campaign — Current Biography> • injectable adjective or noun • injector noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 Med. a (usu. foll. by into) drive or force (a solution, medicine, etc.) by or as if by a syringe. b (usu. foll. by with) fill (a cavity etc.) by injecting. c administer medicine etc. to (a person) by injection. 2 place or insert (an object, a quality, etc.) into something (may I inject a note of realism?). Derivatives: injectable adj. & n. injector n. Etymology: L injicere (as IN-(2), jacere throw)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.] 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. 2. Fig.: To throw; to offer; to propose; to instill. C[ae]sar also, then hatching tyranny, injected the same scrupulous demurs. --Milton. 3. To cast or throw; -- with on. [R.] And mound inject on mound. --Pope.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(injects, injecting, injected) 1. To inject someone with a substance such as a medicine means to put it into their body using a device with a needle called a syringe. His son was injected with strong drugs... The technique consists of injecting healthy cells into the weakened muscles... He needs to inject himself once a month. VERB: be V-ed with n, V n into n, V pron-refl, also V n, V n with n 2. If you inject a new, exciting, or interesting quality into a situation, you add it. She kept trying to inject a little fun into their relationship... VERB: V n into n 3. If you inject money or resources into a business or organization, you provide more money or resources for it. (BUSINESS) He has injected £5.6 billion into the health service. VERB: V n into n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Throw in, dart in.

Moby Thesaurus

animate, bathe, brew, bring in, douche, drench, drive in, drouk, ease in, embue, enliven, exhilarate, fire, flush, force in, imbrue, imbue, impregnate, infect, infiltrate, inform, infuse, inoculate, insert, insinuate, inspire, inspirit, interject, introduce, intromit, lave, leach, lixiviate, macerate, percolate, perfuse, permeate, pop in, put in, rinse, saturate, seethe, set in, slip in, soak, sodden, sop, souse, spirit, spirit up, steep, stick in, throw in, tuck in, wash, waterlog, whip in