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to inject

to inject

150 4.4
Force liquid or gas into something, often into the body with a needle
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈdʒɛkt/
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  • You inject him with this drug, and it blocks the opiate receptors in the brain.
  • inject drugs
  • inject insulin
  • inject fluids

But these mice allow you to inject human plasma repeatedly.

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Examples

  • So get antibodies and then inject the patient.

  • Then she uses a tiny needle to inject a solution into his skull.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • I already have my DNA inside of we're going to just inject it into the egg.

  • So usually you would inject it into your quads.

  • Three techniques have been developed thus far to inject medication directly into the inner ear.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Before then, people with insulin-dependent diabetes had to inject themselves with insulin from cows or pigs.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Research has shown that bone marrow injected into broken bones can speed the healing.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Then he took out a clean syringe and injected anesthetic into its barrel.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • At the therapist's request, a psychiatrist injected the woman with the powerful barbiturate sodium Amytal.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The doctor will inject the vaccine into your arm using a syringe.

Synonyms

to infuse
vsto inject
  • Specialized
12 6.0

Put medicine or fluid slowly into a vein

forces liquid into something in many places not only veins or medical use
to transfuse
vsto inject
  • Specialized
8 7.3

To put blood into a person's vein as medical treatment

forces various liquids into bodies not limited to blood or medical transfusion
to mainline
vsto inject
  • NSFW
3 9.9

To put a drug directly into a vein

forces liquid into something generally rather than only into veins for drugs
to perfuse
vsto inject
  • Specialized
2 9.9

Force fluid to flow through a body part or tissue for medical use

forces liquid into something as a single entry not to flow through tissue
to instill
vsto inject
  • Specialized
1 6.2

To put liquid into a part of the body, often drop by drop

forces liquid in usually with one forceful action rather than dropwise
to syringe
vsto inject
  • Specialized
1 6.7

To push liquid into a part of the body or a wound using a small tube with a plunger

forces liquid into a body usually using a needle for medical entry
to hypospray
vsto inject
  • Specialized
9.9

To inject medicine through the skin without using a needle

forces liquid into a body usually with a needle rather than a spray

Antonyms

166 3.9

To remove something from somewhere, often by effort, or to get information

159 3.5

To take money or things out of a place where they are kept

How Invasive

to pierce
110 3.5
to inject
150 4.4
insert
20 3.9
place
1.0
to apply
263 1.3

Surface Forms

inject infinitive
injected past
injected past participle
injecting present participle
injects third person singular

Morphology

inject = ject (semi-transparent) = in + ject

The prefix 'in-' (meaning into/inside) signals insertion, but the root 'ject' is a non-standalone combining form so learners may not fully deduce the word from its parts.

Etymology

Inject comes from Latin parts in- meaning 'into' and ject meaning 'to throw', the same root you see in eject and project. So to inject is like 'throwing' a liquid or medicine 'into' the body with a needle.