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Word: Inject
Speech Type: Verb
late 16th century (in the sense ‘throw or cast on something’): from Latin inject- ‘thrown in’, from the verb inicere, from in- ‘into’ + jacere ‘throw’
ɪnˈdʒɛkt
introduce (a liquid, especially a drug or vaccine) into the body with a syringe
Short Definition:introduce drug etc. into body with syringe
Examples:- the doctor injected a painkilling drug
introduce (something) under pressure into a passage, cavity, or solid material
Short Definition:introduce something under pressure into cavity etc.
Examples:- inject the foam and allow it to expand
introduce (a new or different element) into something
Short Definition:introduce new element
Examples:- she tried to inject scorn into her tone
place (a spacecraft or other object) into an orbit or trajectory
Short Definition:place spacecraft etc. into orbit
Examples:- many meteoroids are injected into hyperbolic orbits
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