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inject (v.)
c. 1600, from Latin
iniectus
"a casting on, throwing over," past participle of
inicere
"to throw in or on," from
in-
"in" (see
in-
(2)) +
-icere
, comb. form of
iacere
"to throw" (see
jet
(v.)). Related:
Injectable
;
injected
;
injecting
.