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English verb: inject | |||
| 1. | inject (body) give an injection to | ||
| Samples | We injected the glucose into the patient's vein. | ||
| Examples | Did he inject his foot? | ||
| Synonyms | shoot | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | administer, dispense | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | immunise, immunize, infuse, inoculate, vaccinate | ||
| Verb group | inject, shoot | ||
| Domain category | medicine, practice of medicine | ||
| 2. | inject (change) to introduce (a new aspect or element) | ||
| Samples | He injected new life into the performance. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | add | ||
| 3. | inject (contact) force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing | ||
| Samples | Inject hydrogen into the balloon. | ||
| Examples | They inject the fruit with a chemical, They inject a chemical into the fruit | ||
| Synonyms | shoot | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in | ||
| Verb group | inject, shoot | ||
| 4. | inject (consumption) take by injection | ||
| Samples | Inject heroin. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | do drugs, drug | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mainline, pop | ||
| 5. | inject (consumption) feed intravenously | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody with something. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feed, give | ||
| 6. | inject (communication) to insert between other elements | ||
| Samples | She interjected clever remarks. | ||
| Synonyms | come in, interject, interpose, put in, throw in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt | ||
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