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Pronunciation : In*ject"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. injectus, p. p. of inicere, injicere, to throw in; pref. in- in + jacere to throw: cf. F. injecter. See Jet a shooting forth.]
Definition : 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.

2. Fig.: To throw; to offer; to propose; to instill. C?sar also, then hatching tyranny, injected the same scrupulous demurs. Milton.

3. To cast or throw; -- with on. [R.] And mound inject on mound. Pope.

4. (Anat.)

Defn: To fill (a vessel, cavity, or tissue) with a fluid or other substance; as, to inject the blood vessels.

t. [imp. & p. p. Injected; p. pr. & vb. n. Injecting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913