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verb
- 1. introduce (a liquid, especially a drug or vaccine) into the body with a syringe: "the doctor injected a painkilling drug" Similar
- 2. introduce (something) under pressure into a passage, cavity, or solid material: "inject the foam and allow it to expand" Similar
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to use a needle and syringe (= small tube) to put a liquid such as a drug into a person's body: inject yourself with something Phil's a diabetic and has to inject himself with insulin every day. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Medicines & drugs: administering drugs & medicines.
1. a. : to introduce into something forcefully. inject fuel into an engine. b. : to force a fluid into (as for medical purposes) inject a drug into the bloodstream. 2. : to introduce as an element or factor in or into some situation or subject. condemning any attempt to inject religious bigotry into the campaign Current Biography. injectable.
Inject definition: to force (a fluid) into a passage, cavity, or tissue. See examples of INJECT used in a sentence.
INJECT meaning: 1. to use a needle and syringe (= small tube) to put a liquid such as a drug into a person's body…. Learn more.
To inject someone with a substance such as a medicine, or to inject it into them, means to use a needle and a syringe to put it into their body.
To inject is to give an injection, or a shot. When your doctor tells you that you need a flu shot, she wants to inject you with a vaccine that will help keep you from getting sick.
inject. [transitive, intransitive] to put a drug or other substance into a person’s or an animal’s body using a syringe. inject something (into yourself/somebody/something) Adrenaline was injected into the muscle. The anaesthetic is injected locally.
