inject

CEFRC1

/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛkt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To put medicine or another substance into the body with a needle.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To administer an injection to (someone or something), especially of medicine or drugs.

Examples

  • Are you going to inject me that?

  • She was trying to inject some fun into the grim proceedings.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To introduce (something) suddenly or violently.

  2. To push or pump (something, especially fluids) into a cavity or passage.

  3. To take or be administered something by means of injection, especially medicine or drugs.

More examples

In context

  • Now lie back while we inject you with the anesthetic.

  • Punk injected a much-needed sense of urgency into the British music scene.

  • The nurse injected a painkilling drug into the veins of my forearm.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The nurse had to blank the vaccine into the patient's arm quickly.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Latin iniectus, injectus, participle of iniciō, injiciō (“to throw in”), from in- + iaciō (“I throw”).