inject
verb
- insert through a needle
- put or reput x into y, putting x into y with a syringe
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛkt/
verb
Etymology: From Latin iniectus, injectus, participle of iniciō, injiciō (“to throw in”), from in- + iaciō (“I throw”).
- To push or pump (something, especially fluids) into a cavity or passage.
“The nurse injected a painkilling drug into the veins of my forearm.”
- To introduce (something) suddenly or violently.
“Punk injected a much-needed sense of urgency into the British music scene.”
“Caesar also, then hatching tyranny, injected the same scrupulous demurs.”
- To administer an injection to (someone or something), especially of medicine or drugs.
“Now lie back while we inject you with the anesthetic.”
“to inject the blood vessels”
- To take or be administered something by means of injection, especially medicine or drugs.
“It's been a week since I stopped injecting, and I'm still in withdrawal.”
- To introduce (code) into an existing program or its memory space, often without tight integration and sometimes through a security vulnerability.
“Yes, you'll have to use CreateRemoteThread to "inject code" if you want information like the current directory of a process (at least on NT 3.5x).”
“As soon as a virus programmer discovers that some popular ActiveX thing has a bug that can be exploited, e.g. with controlled crashes to inject code, it's going to be a disaster.”
- To cast or throw; used with on.
“And mound inject on mound.”
- To introduce or add (something that is different or foreign).
“inject something into orbit”
“inject some spice into my life”