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Inject \In*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Injected}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Injecting}.] [L. injectus, p. p. of inicere, injicere, to
throw in; pref. in- in jacere to throw: cf. F. injecter.
See {Jet} a shooting forth.]
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1. To throw in; to dart in; to force in; as, to inject cold
water into a condenser; to inject a medicinal liquid into
a cavity of the body; to inject morphine with a hypodermic
syringe.
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2. Fig.: To throw; to offer; to propose; to instill.
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C[ae]sar also, then hatching tyranny, injected the
same scrupulous demurs. --Milton.
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3. To cast or throw; -- with on. [R.]
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And mound inject on mound. --Pope.
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4. (Anat.) To fill (a vessel, cavity, or tissue) with a fluid
or other substance; as, to inject the blood vessels.
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5. to add in; to insert; to interject; as, to inject a
comment into the conversation; to inject humor into a
tense situation.
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