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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Fig.: To throw; to offer; to propose; to instill. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cæsar also, then hatching tyranny, injected the same scrupulous demurs. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. To cast or throw; -- with on. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
And mound inject on mound. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. (Anat.) To fill (a vessel, cavity, or tissue) with a fluid or other substance; as, to inject the blood vessels. [ 1913 Webster ]
5. to add in; to insert; to interject; as, to inject a comment into the conversation; to inject humor into a tense situation. [ PJC ]