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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/
: inyectar
  • 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.