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verb 
  1. (transitive) to push something in, especially fluids into a cavity or passage
Smiling, the nurse injected a painkilling drug into the veins of my forearm.
  1. (transitive) to introduce something sudddenly or violently
Punk injected a much-needed sense of urgency to the British music scene.
  1. (transitive) to administer an injection to, especially of medicine or drugs
Now lie back while we you with the anaesthetic.
  1. (intransitive) to take or be administered something by means of injection, especially medicine or drugs
It's been a week since I stopped injecting, and I'm still in withdrawal.
Etymology: From the participle stem of Latin inicere "throw in", from in- + jacere "throw".


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