injectin‧ject /ɪnˈdʒekt/ ●●○ verb [transitive] 
Word Origin Examples
The drug is injected directly into the base of the spine.inject somebody with something I have to inject myself with insulin.2to improve something by adding excitement, interest etc to itinject something into something Traditional handbag makers are injecting more fun into their designs. A market building can inject new life into an area.3to provide more money, equipment etc for somethinginject something into something They need to inject more money into sports facilities.
Word OriginWORD ORIGINinject
Verb TableOrigin:
1500-1600 Latin past participle of inicere, from jacere ‘to throw’VERB TABLE
inject
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | inject |
| he, she, it | injects | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | injected |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have injected |
| he, she, it | has injected | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had injected |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will inject |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have injected |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am injecting |
| he, she, it | is injecting | |
| you, we, they | are injecting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was injecting |
| you, we, they | were injecting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been injecting |
| he, she, it | has been injecting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been injecting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be injecting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been injecting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- A drug that is injected reaches the brain faster than if it is smoked or sniffed.
- Hastings Corporation has injected huge amounts of money into the venture.
- Most heroin users prefer to inject the drug.
- Two years ago I was both smoking and injecting.
Longman Language Activatorto take a drug► take
Collocations to put a drug into your body - use this about legal or illegal drugs: · I can't take penicillin; I'm allergic to it.· She took a couple of aspirins before going to bed.take drugs (=use illegal drugs): · Sinclair admitted that she had taken drugs several years before.· He neither drinks nor takes drugs.
► be on to take a drug regularly, especially because you cannot stop taking it: be on heroin/cocaine/speed etc: · How long has she been on heroin?be on drugs (=regularly take illegal drugs): · Our 28-year-old son is on drugs.
► use to regularly take illegal drugs: · She first started using drugs when she was thirteen.· Morgan stopped using drugs and alcohol six years ago when he entered a long-term treatment program.
► do drugs informal to take illegal drugs, especially regularly: · I did a lot of drugs when I was at university.· Davis said he quit doing drugs when he became a parent.
► inject to put a drug into someone's body using a needle: · Most heroin users prefer to inject the drug.· A drug that is injected reaches the brain faster than if it is smoked or sniffed.· Two years ago I was both smoking and injecting.
► come down to stop being affected by a powerful drug that you have taken: · I think I'm starting to come down. Let's smoke another joint.
WORD SETS► Drugs/Medicinesanabolic steroid, nounanaesthetic, nounantacid, nounantibiotic, nounantidepressant, nounantidote, nounantihistamine, nounanti-inflammatory, adjectiveantitoxin, nounaspirin, nounbalm, nounbalsam, nounbandage, nounbandage, verbBand-Aid, nounbarbiturate, nounbatch, nounBCG, nounbelladonna, nounbeta-blocker, nounbismuth, nounbooster, nouncaffeine, nouncapsule, nouncastor oil, nounchemotherapy, nounclinical, adjectivecodeine, nouncondom, nouncortisone, nouncough mixture, noundepressant, noundisinfect, verbdisinfectant, noundispensary, noundispense, verbdispensing chemist, noundiuretic, noundosage, noundose, noundose, verbdraught, noundrip, noundrug, noundrug, verbdruggist, noundrugstore, nounear drops, nounemetic, nounemollient, adjectiveEpsom salts, nouneucalyptus, nounexpectorant, nounfluoridate, verbfluoride, nounfolic acid, noungripe water, nounhallucinogen, nounhemlock, nounherbal, adjectiveherbal medicine, nounhypnotic, nounimmunize, verbinfusion, nouninhalant, nouninhaler, nouninject, verbinjection, nouninoculate, verbintravenous, adjectiveiodine, nounlaxative, nounlotion, nounlozenge, nounmagnesia, nounmedicament, nounmedicated, adjectivemedication, nounmedicinal, adjectivemedicine, nounmelatonin, nounmethadone, nounmilk of magnesia, nounmorning-after pill, nounmorphia, nounmorphine, nounnarcotic, nounnarcotic, adjectiveneedle, nounniacin, nounnicotine patch, nounobstetrician, nounointment, nounopiate, nounopium, nounoral contraceptive, nounoverdose, nounover-the-counter, adjectivepack, nounpainkiller, nounparacetamol, nounpastille, nounpatch, nounpatent medicine, nounpenicillin, nounpharmaceutical, adjectivepharmaceuticals, nounpharmacist, nounpharmacology, nounpharmacopoeia, nounpharmacy, nounplacebo, nounprescribe, verbprescription, nounpurgative, nounquinine, nounRDA, nounreaction, nounremedy, nounrubbing alcohol, nounsalve, nounsedation, nounsedative, nounsenna, nounserum, nounside effect, nounsleeping pill, nounspecific, nounsteroid, nounstimulant, nounstrychnine, nounsuppository, nounsurgical spirit, nounsyringe, nountablet, nountake, verbThalidomide, nountherapist, nountincture, nountonic, nountranquillizer, nountruth drug, nounvaccinate, verbvaccine, nounValium, nounVaseline, nounwitch-hazel, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► inject drugs
1to put liquid, especially a drug, into someone’s body by using a special needleinject something into somebody/something (=use a needle to put drugs into your body)· People who share equipment for injecting drugs are at risk of contracting HIV.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► then· Either lower or higher doses are then injected serially until the weal or the symptoms disappear.· Thirty µg of peptide conjugate were then injected intravenously.· The solution is then injected into flames; the kind of gas being burnt depends on the element being analysed.
NOUN► cell· When they injected these cells into the veins of rats that had suffered strokes, the results were spectacular.
► drug· If you inject drugs, it is best to keep your own set of works and never share.· Some one else will inject lethal drugs into his bloodstream.· They may use hypodermic syringes to inject the drug into their bloodstream.· The disobedient youth has been injected with an experimental drug, though of course his tactile sensations aren't blunted.· The rest were mainly infected as a result of injecting drugs and sharing needles.· Charities and user groups had visions of mentally ill people being strapped to their kitchen tables and injected with drugs.· Mr Mackie claimed he had later progressed to heroin and that Murray had again injected the drug to him.
► life· But, all of a sudden, they managed to inject life into their weary limbs.· Robson responded with a desperate triple substitution, but it failed to inject any life into his side.· He campaigned vigorously against the use of drugs and injected new life and efficiency into sports administration.
► mouse· Chain and Heatley injected streptococci into mice and then treated some of the mice with penicillin.· When the scientists injected the fat mice with leptin, they became skinny minnies.· Twenty one days post-infection, flies were dissected and infected salivary glands were injected into mice.· When material from the brains of these mice was injected into other mice and hamsters, it eventually killed them.· Moreover, it was not harmful when it was injected into mice.
VERB► try· He really tries to inject some energy into the movie.
The drug is injected directly into the base of the spine.inject somebody with something I have to inject myself with insulin.2to improve something by adding excitement, interest etc to itinject something into something Traditional handbag makers are injecting more fun into their designs. A market building can inject new life into an area.3to provide more money, equipment etc for somethinginject something into something They need to inject more money into sports facilities.