Inject /(?)/

In·ject

Inject

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Injected; p. pr. & vb. n. Injecting

  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.
    Cæsar also, then hatching tyranny, injected the same scrupulous demurs.
  3. To cast or throw; -- with on. [R.]
    And mound inject on mound.
  4. To fill (a vessel, cavity, or tissue) with a fluid or other substance; as, to inject the blood vessels. (Anat.)
  5. to add in; to insert; to interject; as, to inject a comment into the conversation; to inject humor into a tense situation.