Inject

//ɪnˈd͡ʒɛkt// verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To push or pump (something, especially fluids) into a cavity or passage. transitive

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

  2. 2
    give an injection to wordnet
  3. 3
    To introduce (something) suddenly or violently. transitive

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

  4. 4
    to introduce (a new aspect or element) wordnet
  5. 5
    To administer an injection to (someone or something), especially of medicine or drugs. transitive

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

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  1. 6
    to insert between other elements wordnet
  2. 7
    To take or be administered something by means of injection, especially medicine or drugs. intransitive

    "It's been a week since I stopped injecting, and I'm still in withdrawal."

  3. 8
    feed intravenously wordnet
  4. 9
    To introduce (code) into an existing program or its memory space, often without tight integration and sometimes through a security vulnerability. transitive

    "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)."

  5. 10
    take by injection wordnet
  6. 11
    To cast or throw; used with on. obsolete, transitive

    "And mound inject on mound."

  7. 12
    force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing wordnet
  8. 13
    To introduce or add (something that is different or foreign). transitive

    "inject something into orbit"

Etymology

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

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