inject

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb give an injection to
  2. verb to introduce (a new aspect or element)
  3. verb force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

shoot

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