inject
To push or pump (something, especially fluids) into a cavity or passage.
Example
“The nurse injected a painkilling drug into the veins of my forearm.”
Other meanings
To introduce (something) suddenly or violently.
“Punk injected a much-needed sense of urgency into the British music scene.”
To administer an injection to (someone or something), especially of medicine or drugs.
“Now lie back while we inject you with the anesthetic.”
Related words
- autoinjected
- coinjected
- noninjected
- preinjected
- uninjected
- coinjecting
- microinjecting
- noninjecting
- agroinject
- coinject
- electroinject
- injectability
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "iniectus" (iniectus, injectus).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “inject” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.