reinject
verb[T]
(alsore-inject)uk/ˌriː.ɪnˈdʒekt/us/ˌriː.ɪnˈdʒekt/reinjectverb[T](LIQUID)
to put aliquidorgasbacksomewhere,especiallyliquidinto a person'sbodyusing aneedleandsyringe(=smalltube):
Thetissueismixedwithwhitebloodcellsbefore being reinjected into the patient'sbody.
After theyremovetheblood, theyfilterit before reinjecting it.
Thecontractorswereorderedto re-inject thewaterinto theground.
- Theprocessinvolvesreinjectinggasinto theoilwells.
Movement of liquids
- backsplash
- be dripping withsomethingidiom
- bleed
- decant
- drainage
- drip
- eddy
- leakage
- ripple
- runsomeone/somethingover
- runnel
- seep
- seepage
- slosh
- spit
- swirl
- topsomethingup
- trickle
- tub
- washsomethingaway
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Medicines & drugs: administering drugs & medicines
reinjectverb[T](SOMETHING LOST)
to put something that had beenlostorremovedback into asituationorprocess:
The newownershavepromisedto reinject somelifeinto thebusiness.
Theauthoristryingto re-injectidealisminto thepoliticalprocess.
- Thestunningsetting re-injected asenseofritualandwonderinto theoccasion.
- Thegovernmenthasmanagedto reinject somecredibilityinto thepublicfinances.
- Iwantto re-inject asenseofenthusiasminto thestudyofpoetry.
Causing things to happen
- -induced
- activate
- activation
- actuation
- agent
- attribute
- attributesomethingtosomeone
- implementation
- in
- inaugurate
- inauguration
- pioneer
- reactivate
- realization
- realize
- reattribute
- reawaken
- render
- seed
- spark