Injecting
/ɪnˈdʒɛktɪŋ/
Definitions
2 meaningsTo introduce a substance into something (typically a body) with a syringe or needle.
/ɪnˈdʒɛkt/
To force a liquid, drug, or substance into someone or something's body using a syringe or other device.
The doctor is injecting insulin into the diabetic patient.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're giving a shot at the doctor's office. Injecting is like carefully putting medicine into your body with a needle. It's like giving your body a tiny drink of medicine.
👶 For kids: Putting medicine or something else into your body with a needle, like a doctor does.
More Examples
The veterinarian injected the horse with a vaccine.
The artist is injecting ink into the canvas using a specialized pen.
How It's Used
"The nurse is injecting the patient with a vaccine."
"The vet injected the horse with a painkiller."
"She is injecting fillers to reduce wrinkles."
To introduce a new element, such as an idea, emotion, or financial resource, into a situation or process to alter it.
/ɪnˈdʒɛkt/
To introduce something, often an idea or quality, into a situation or system.
The government is injecting funds into the economy to stimulate growth.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're adding a secret ingredient to a recipe. Injecting is like adding something new to a situation or system to make it better or different. For example, you might inject some fun into a boring meeting.
👶 For kids: Adding something new into a situation or thing, like adding sprinkles to your ice cream to make it better!
More Examples
The director injected a sense of urgency into the play.
The professor injected a controversial perspective into the discussion.
How It's Used
"The company is injecting new capital into the failing venture."
"The author injected humor into the serious narrative."
Idioms & expressions
inject life into
To revitalize or invigorate something, such as an activity or a concept.
"The new CEO's ideas injected new life into the struggling company."
inject some humor
To introduce humor or comedy into a situation.
"The comedian was great at injecting some humor into the otherwise somber event."
From Latin *iniectus*, past participle of *inicere* 'to throw in', from *in-* 'in' + *iacere* 'to throw'. Evolution involved the use of syringes for medical purposes in the 19th century and later expanded to include figurative uses.
The term has been used since the 17th century in a broader sense of 'to throw or cast in', but its modern sense, especially in medical contexts, evolved significantly in the 19th and 20th centuries with the advent of syringes.
Memory tip
Think of an *inject*or gun at the hospital or a doctor. A medicine gets pushed *in*.