inject
pronunciation
How to pronounce inject in British English:
UK [ɪnˈdʒekt]
How to pronounce inject in American English:
US [ɪnˈdʒekt]
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- Verb:
- give an injection to
- to introduce (a new aspect or element)
- force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
- take by injection
- feed intravenously
- to insert between other elements
Word Origin
- inject (v.)
- c. 1600, from Latin iniectus "a casting on, throwing over," past participle of inicere "to throw in or on," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + -icere, comb. form of iacere "to throw" (see jet (v.)). Related: Injectable; injected; injecting.
Example
- 1. Christian missionaries are said to inject innocent korean children with fatal bacilli .
- 2. The women can inject themselves , and each shot is effective for three months .
- 3. Both must inject themselves with insulin , and he said they frequently ask about his work .
- 4. They inject chemicals into the soil and seal the fumes into the soil with sheets of plastic .
- 5. An alternative to vaccination is to make the antibodies in a factory , and then inject them .