inject B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛkt/ See IPA manual Freq #11396 Meanings 1 verb To put a drug or other liquid into the body using a needle. The nurse injected the vaccine into my arm. 2 verb To force a liquid or gas into something. Fuel is injected directly into the engine. 3 verb To add a new quality or element to something. The new player injected fresh energy into the team. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to put a drug or other... shoot 2 verb · to force a liquid or gas... shoot Word family Forms injectedinjectinginjects Derived forms agroinjectautoinjectedcoinjectcoinjectedcoinjectingelectroinjectinjectabilityinjectateinjecteeinjectibleinjectisomeinjectite Related forms injectableinjectalinjection Common collocations inject heroin Verb + noun Etymology AI details From Latin iniectus, injectus, participle of iniciō, injiciō (“to throw in”), from in- + iaciō (“I throw”). *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European iniectus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Materials & Substances External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # inject **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛkt/ **Frequency rank:** 11396 ## Meanings 1. To put a drug or other liquid into the body using a needle. 2. To force a liquid or gas into something. 3. To add a new quality or element to something. ## Examples - The nurse injected the vaccine into my arm. - Fuel is injected directly into the engine. - The new player injected fresh energy into the team. ## Derived Forms - agroinject - autoinjected - coinject - coinjected - coinjecting - electroinject - injectability - injectate - injectee - injectible - injectisome - injectite ## Related Forms - injectable - injectal - injection ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *(H)yeh₁- - Root: iniectus ## Etymology From Latin iniectus, injectus, participle of iniciō, injiciō (“to throw in”), from in- + iaciō (“I throw”). ## AI Etymology Inject comes from Latin iniectus, injectus, participle of iniciō, injiciō (“to throw in”), from in- + iaciō (“I throw”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. The historical line also includes *(H)yeh₁-. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Materials & Substances markdown