verb

inject

to inject, to introduce, to insert

The doctor will inject the medicine.

The doctor will inject the medicine.

They injected new life into the project.

They injected new life into the project.

((sth.)) ((into sth./sb.)) to inject (sth.) into (sth./sb.) The doctor will inject the medicine into the patient.

Synonyms: infuse, insert, introduce

From Latin 'in-' (in, into) + 'jacere' (to throw). Literally 'to throw in'.

Think of a jet of liquid being thrown 'in'to something.

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