inject

5 definitions • 8 examples

to use a needle and syringe (= small tube) to put a liquid such as a drug into a person's body:

inject yourself with something Phil's a diabetic and has to inject himself with insulin every day.

to introduce something new that is necessary or helpful to a situation or process:

be injected into something A large amount of money will have to be injected into the company if it is to survive.

inject something into something I tried to inject a little humour into the meeting.

to use a needle to put a drug into a person’s body:

The morphine took effect almost as soon as it was injected.

If you inject something into an organization, conversation, or exchange, you add it:

The contest was intended to inject some friendly competition into the proceedings.

to put new energy or money into something in order to help it succeed:

Investment bankers hoped the company's decision to push ahead with its plans despite the market conditions would inject life into the stock market.

inject sth into sth The government's privatization plan was intended to inject life into the energy industry.

inject cash/money/capital The market rose by nearly 4% on news that the government is to inject cash into the financial system.