Inject Meaning
/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛkt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo push or pump (something, especially fluids) into a cavity or passage.
verbTo introduce (something) suddenly or violently.
Sentence Examples
She was trying to inject some fun into the grim proceedings.
Are you going to inject me that?
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The nurse had to ____ the vaccine into the patient's arm quickly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The nurse will ____ the medicine into your arm using a small, clean needle very quickly.
Word Origin & History
From Latin iniectus, injectus, participle of iniciō, injiciō (“to throw in”), from in- + iaciō (“I throw”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Caesar also, then hatching tyranny, injected the same scrupulous demurs."
— 1649, J[ohn] Milton, ΕΙΚΟΝΟΚΛΆΣΤΗΣ [Eikonoklástēs] […], London: […] Matthew Simmons, […], →OCLC:
"Yes, you'll have to use CreateRemoteThread to "inject code" if you want information like the current directory of a process (at least on NT 3.5x)."
— 1996 November 11, David Taillé , “Getting Process information”, in comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32 (Usenet), message-ID :
"As soon as a virus programmer discovers that some popular ActiveX thing has a bug that can be exploited, e.g. with controlled crashes to inject code, it's going to be a disaster."
— 1999 August 23, Osvaldo Pinali Doederlein , “Java is Going to Be the Death of Java”, in comp.lang.java.advocacy (Usenet), message-ID <001b01beed13$76a66350$450510ac@mde.emn.fr>:
"A quick test to see if I can inject SQL data is to enter my username and password as 'a."
— 2003, Ryan Russell, “The Thief No One Saw”, in Stealing the Network: How to Own the Box, →ISBN, page 146:
"DOM XSS is an unusual method for injecting JavaScript into a user's browser."
— 2007, Jeremiah Grossman, Robert Hansen, “XSS Theory”, in XSS Attacks: Cross-Site Scripting Exploits and Defense, →ISBN, page 86:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The nurse had to ____ the vaccine into the patient's arm quickly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The nurse will ____ the medicine into your arm using a small, clean needle very quickly.